A comparison of midazolam and clonidine as an oral premedication in pediatric patients

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-11

  Trevor, Sequeira ^a   Upadya, Madhusudan ^a   Sinha, Chandni ^b   Kaur, Manpreet ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiolysis; oral clonidine; oral midazolam; pediatric anesthesia; premedication; sedation

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PREMEDICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 84858021979     PISSN: 1658354X     EISSN: 09753125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.93045     Document Type: Article

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