Concentrated midazolam for intranasal administration: A pilot study

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 245-247

  Calligaris, Lorenzo ^a   Davide, Zanon ^a   Alessandra, Maestro ^a   De Bortoli, Romina ^a   Chiaretti, Antonio ^b   Barbi, Egidio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ANALGESIA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NOSE CAVITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; TELEPHONE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 79952949255     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31820db93b     Document Type: Letter

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