METHODS Patients were determined as being in need of parenteral sedation following
difficulty or failure at treatment with nondrug techniques or with oral sedation. Informed …

Background: Clonidine provides many desirable effects like sedation, analgesia, anxiolysis,
and hemodynamic stability and these properties make it a potentially useful anesthetic …

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

Sedation of intubated spontaneously breathing children in the pediatric intensive care unit is
desirable yet often difficult to achieve. A technique for providing consistent sedation in this …

One of the most widely used options for minimal/moderate sedation in pediatric patients is
oral midazolam, as it presents an alternative to less well‐accepted routes of administration …

disaster before any sign of trouble was detected. Page 1 536 no cyanosis, change in breath
sounds, or hemodynamic instability. If the pulse oximeter had not been in use, the case could …

To determine the minimum time interval between oral midazolam (0.5 mg· kg− 1)
premedication and separation from parents that ensures a smooth separation, 30 children …

In this study, the authors evaluate the pharmacodynamics, safety, and acceptability of a new
cherry‐flavored oral syrup formulation of midazolam. This randomized, double‐blind …

Dental treatment in children who are too young or too apprehensive to cooperate is often
performed under sedation. In Sweden, the tradition has been to administer sedatives rectally …

Background A rapid, dependable, and economical technique to atraumatically sedate
children before anesthesia that does not prolong postanesthesia care unit time remains …