Open AccessMidazolam Orally for Sedation during Pediatric Intrathecal Chemotherapy: Unmet Need of Distress-Free Procedures for Cancer Kids in India
Author(s) -
Sujith Kumar Mullapally
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0975-2129
pISSN - 0971-5851
DOI - 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_225_18
Subject(s) - medicine , midazolam , sedation , context (archaeology) , distress , intensive care medicine , intervention (counseling) , intrathecal , chemotherapy , pediatric cancer , cancer , anesthesia , surgery , nursing , paleontology , clinical psychology , biology
Preprocedural sedation is the part of standard operating procedures for pediatric intrathecal chemotherapy in developed countries and uses predominantly intravenous route. In India, due to the limited availability of pediatric oncology facilities and the increased patient numbers at those centers, no such intervention is possible. This article discusses this issue and proposes the use of oral midazolam in this context for large-scale utilization.