The aim of this study was to assess oral premedication with midazolam in paediatric
anaesthesia. Sedation, quality of induction, recovery time, acceptance and effects on gastric …

Midazolam was applied transmucosally in 47 children randomly assigned to three different
groups. Group N received 0.2 mg· kg− 1 nasally, group R 0.5 mg· kg− 1 rectally, and group S …

Background: The aim of the study was to see whether sodium citrate solution would speed
the gastric absorption of oral midazolam. Methods: Forty presurgical ASA I and II patients …

Objectives To determine the extent of inter-individual variation in clearance of midazolam in
children and establish which factors are responsible for this variation. Methods A systematic …

Interventions The pharmacokinetics of midazolam and metabolites were determined during
and after a continuous infusion of midazolam (0.05–0.4 mg/kg/hr) for 3.8 hrs to 25 days …

Twenty-four patients in a paediatric intensive care unit mostly undergoing cardiac surgery,
received a midazolam dosage between 50–400 μg/kg per hour as a continuous intravenous …

Fifty children were randomized for induction with 0.3 mg kg− 1 midazolam or 5 mg kg− 1
thiopentone. Efficacy, safety, recovery time, amnesic effect, tolerability and recovery …

Forty‐nine children having day‐stay surgical procedures were randomly assigned to receive
oral midazolam 0.75 mg· kg− 1 or placebo in a double blind fashion. The child's level of …

The authors compared the acceptance and efficacy of rectal and nasal administration of
midazolam (MDZ) for premedication. Ninety‐five ASA I and II paediatric patients (8 months to …

Objective: To evaluate and compare the efficacy of orally administered midazolam, clonidine
and dexmedetomidine with regard to preoperative sedation, effect on parental separation …