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Temazepam as a premedicant in minor surgery
Author(s) -
AMARASEKERA KANTHIE
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1980.tb03917.x
Subject(s) - temazepam , medicine , premedication , diazepam , anesthesia , hypnotic , benzodiazepine , minor surgery , sedative , receptor
Summary Temazepam, a benzodiazepine, hitherto used only as a hypnotic, was studied as a pre‐anaesthetic medication in adult women undergoing minor gynaecological surgery in a dose of 30 mg and compared to 10 mg of diazepam. The sedative effect of temazepam was found to be superior to that of diazepam, using both objective and subjective criteria for assessment. There was also a highly significant degree of patient acceptance of the drug. It is suggested that temazepam is a suitable drug for premedication for minor surgery.