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Midazolam—does it cause resedation?
Author(s) -
Ruiz K.,
Asbury A.J.,
Thornton J.A.
Publication year - 1983
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.1365-2044.1983.tb12260.x
Subject(s) - medicine , midazolam , placebo , anesthesia , sedation , alternative medicine , pathology
Summary The objective of this double blind study was to compare the sedation following the intravenous injections of midazolam in three dose levels (0.07, 0.10 and 0.15 mg/kg), and to assess the time taken after each dose to return to street fitness. Recovery was monitored by measurement of reaction time. The mean results for each dose were compared against placebo and each other using the Student's t‐test. All doses gave a significant (p < 0.05) lengthening of reaction time compared to placebo. The two highest doses gave similar results when compared to 0.07 mg/kg. but not when compared to each other. Reaction times always returned to control values within 3 hours of injection. The Deletion of Ps test was also employed. A significant correlation was found between the results of reaction time testing and the Deletion of Ps test.