Premedication for anxiety in adult day surgery

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Walker, Kevin J ^a   Smith, Andrew F ^b  

^a AYR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgical procedures *psychology ; Anti anxiety agents *therapeutic use ; Anxiety *prevention control ; Patient discharge; Premedication; Randomized controlled trials as topic

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; OPIATE; OXYMORPHONE; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PROPRANOLOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; TEMAZEPAM; TIMOLOL; TRIAZOLAM;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANXIETY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; PREMEDICATION; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 77950157866     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002192.pub2     Document Type: Review

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