Background: Search for an ideal premedicant drug for children is still on. A prospective,
randomized trial was conducted to compare the efficacy of midazolam, triclofos and …

Methods: In this prospective, randomised and double-blind study, sixty children posted for
elective lower abdominal surgery were enrolled. The patients were randomly divided into …

Background: Children who have experienced previous hospital admission, operation,
procedures, and needle pricks are more reactive to subsequent anesthetic procedures …

Background: Premedication in children is commonly used to reduce preoperative anxiety, to
facilitate separation from parents and to promote acceptance of face mask for induction. The …

Introduction Operation theatre environment, surgery and anaesthesia cause stress and
anxiety which can induce psychological disturbances in children. Sedative anxiolytic …

In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, the safety, efficacy and feasibility of
oral midazolam premedication in children were evaluated in an ambulatory surgery unit …

Background: Midazolam has been commonly used orally for premedication in children. A
search for a better alternative continues to overcome its side effects. Recently alpha-2 …

The effect of oral premedication was investigated in a double‐blind, randomised trial in 85
children undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. Orally administered midazolam …

Background: We undertook a study to determine the effects of four routes of administation on
the efficacy of midazolam for premedication. Methods: In a randomized double‐blind study …

We studied 30 children, aged 4 to 12 years, undergoing elective circumcision, premedicated
with midazolam 0.5 mg. kg− 1 and atropine 0.02 mg. kg− 1 by mouth. A modified postbox …