Open AccessComparison between intranasal dexmedetomidine and intranasal midazolam as premedication for brain magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric patients: A prospective randomized double blind trial
Author(s) -
Ayushi Gupta,
Naina Dalvi,
Bharati A Tendolkar
Publication year - 2017
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_204_16
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , premedication , medicine , sedation , anesthesia , midazolam , nasal administration , propofol , magnetic resonance imaging , randomized controlled trial , surgery , pharmacology , radiology
Preprocedural preparation of children scheduled for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is challenging. This prospective, randomized trial compared intranasal midazolam with intranasal dexmedetomidine as premedication for children scheduled for brain MRI.