Safety and clinical effectiveness of midazolam versus propofol for procedural sedation in the emergency department: A systematic review

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Hohl, Corinne Michèle ^a,b   Sadatsafavi, Mohsen ^b   Nosyk, Bohdan ^c   Anis, Aslam Hayat ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c PROVIDENCE HEALTH CARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conscious sedation; Midazolam; Procedural sedation; Propofol

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURAL SEDATION; SEDATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MIDAZOLAM; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROPOFOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44449146693     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2007.00022.x     Document Type: Article

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