Open AccessA novel factor influencing perioperative midazolam administration: The effect of presentation dose on administration dose
Author(s) -
Brent D. Ershoff,
Raymond Machi,
Sheila Navi,
Joe C. Hong
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_156_18
Subject(s) - midazolam , medicine , cohort , anesthesia , retrospective cohort study , anesthesiology , perioperative , odds ratio , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , sedation
Determinants of pharmaceutical unit presentations are not well understood and often appear indiscriminate. However, the dose administered may play a key role in the patient's anesthetic course. A recent change in a pharmaceutical vendor at our institution resulted in a change in midazolam presentation. In this study, we sought to determine whether the dose in which midazolam was dispensed to anesthesiologists was associated with the quantity of midazolam administered perioperatively.