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Behaviour of small children before induction. The effect of parental presence and EMLA and premedication with triclofos or a placebo
Author(s) -
PAGE B.,
MORGANHUGHES J. O.
Publication year - 1990
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.1365-2044.1990.tb14562.x
Subject(s) - premedication , medicine , placebo , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , hydroxyzine , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Summary The effect of the prescription of triclofos 70 mg/kg orally 90 minutes before operation on the behaviour of 263 children aged 1 to 5 years was studied in a blind, randomised, placebo‐controlled trial. EMLA was applied to the dorsum of one hand when the premedication was administered, and all the children were accompanied by a parent during induction of anaesthesia. The frequency of satisfactory behaviour was significantly higher in the triclofos group (p < 0.02), but the time spent in the recovery ward was increased.