Open AccessComparative evaluation of midazolam and clonidine as pediatric oral premedication
Author(s) -
Sangeeta Sahoo,
Manpreet Kaur,
Hemant Kumar Tripathy,
Ajeet Kumar,
Santvana Kohli,
Santosh Kumar Nanda
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.118967
Subject(s) - clonidine , medicine , premedication , anesthesia , midazolam , sedation , venipuncture , sedative , perioperative , hemodynamics , analgesic
Clonidine provides many desirable effects like sedation, analgesia, anxiolysis, and hemodynamic stability and these properties make it a potentially useful anesthetic premedication in the pediatric settings. The aim of this study was to compare oral midazolam (0.5 mg/kg), which is considered gold standard with oral clonidine (5 mcg/kg) as a premedication in pediatric patients.