Open AccessPremedication with midazolam prior to cesarean delivery in preeclamptic parturients: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Ali Mokhtar,
Ahmed I. ElSakka,
Hassan Ali
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.191117
Subject(s) - medicine , midazolam , anesthesia , premedication , sedation , randomized controlled trial , apgar score , anxiety , umbilical artery , adverse effect , obstetrics , pregnancy , gestation , surgery , birth weight , psychiatry , biology , genetics
Anxiety is a concern in obstetrics, especially in preeclamptic mothers. Sedation is not commonly used in parturients for fear of adverse neonatal effect. We investigated maternal and neonatal outcome of midazolam as an adjuvant to spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean delivery.