Comparative evaluation of midazolam and butorphanol as oral premedication in pediatric patients

• Main Authors: Chandni Sinha (Author), Manpreet Kaur (Author), Ajeet Kumar (Author), Anand Kulkarni (Author), M Ambareesha (Author), Madhusudan Upadya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: To compare oral midazolam (0.5 mg/kg) with oral butorphanol (0.2 mg/kg) as a premedication in 60 pediatric patients with regards to sedation, anxiolysis, rescue analgesic requirement, and recovery profile. Materials and Methods: In a double blinded study design, 60 pediatric patients bel...