Administration of midazolam as sedative premedication for paediatric patients
| Autor: | Andrius Macas, Ričardas Kubilius, Lina Kalibatienė, Vytautas Ragaišis, Laura Lukošienė |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.drug_class business.industry lcsh:R Psychological intervention lcsh:Medicine Parental presence General Medicine midazolam Sedative Anesthesia medicine Midazolam Anxiety Premedication presurgical preparation programs medicine.symptom business parental presence preanesthetic and presurgery anxiety medicine.drug Paediatric patients |
| Zdroj: | Acta Medica Lituanica, Vol 19, Iss 3 (2012) |
| ISSN: | 2029-4174 1392-0138 |
| Popis: | The paper aims to discuss effective presurgical modalities for reducing preanesthetic and preoperative anxiety in children. It reviews the existing research on psychological interventions and sedative premedication for presurgical anxiety management. Psychological and behavioural pre operative preparation of children, through presurgical preparation programs, combined with parental presence during induction of anaesthesia are regarded as alternatives to sedative premedication. A combination of these preparation strategies with midazolam premedication is presented as an effective way of helping children cope with preanesthetic and pre operative anxiety. It is highlighted that the use of low dose midazolam is sufficiently safe and beneficial if alternatives to sedative premedication prove ineffective, especially when dealing with increased feelings of anxiety immediately before anesthesia and the surgery. |
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