Combination of oral ketamine and midazolam as a premedication for a severely autistic and combative patient

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 126-128

  Shah, Shailesh ^a   Shah, Sonia ^a   Apuya, Jesus ^a   Gopalakrishnan, Senthil ^a   Martin, Timothy ^a  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic patient; Oral ketamine; Oral midazolam; Premedication

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE;

ADOLESCENT; AGITATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEVERAGE; CASE REPORT; DENTAL CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG MIXTURE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SEDATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEVERAGES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 61349163048     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-008-0685-4     Document Type: Article

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