Effect of ranitidine as preanesthetic medication.

Dexmedetomidine vs midazolam as preanesthetic medication in children: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

INTRODUCTION The preoperative period is a stressing occurrence for most people undergoing surgery, in particular children. Approximately 50-75% of children undergoing surgery develop anxiety which is associated with distress on emergence from anesthesia and with later postoperative behavioral problems. Premedication, commonly performed with benzodiazepines, reduces preoperative anxiety, facilit...

the effect of teaching reading as whole text task and paragraph task on efl learners speaking

abstract the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of a rather newly developed method in language teaching that is the use of paragraph reading task and whole reading task and their effects on improving efl learner’s speaking ability. to fulfill the purpose of the study, first 90 participants studying their course at sa eedi high school in tehran were chosen by means of ...

Effect of ranitidine on procainamide disposition.

Preanesthetic medication in children: A comparison of intranasal dexmedetomidine versus oral midazolam

BACKGROUND Relieving preoperative anxiety is an important concern for the pediatric anesthesiologist. Midazolam has become the most frequently used premedication in children. However, new drugs such as the α(2) -agonists have emerged as alternatives for premedication in pediatric anesthesia. METHODS One hundred and twenty children scheduled for adenotonsillectomy were enrolled in this prospec...

Oral Preanesthetic Medication In Children: A Comparison of Midazolam Syrup Versus Midazolam Syrup Plus Fentanyl Lozenge

Premedication should provide effective anxiolysis and conscious sedation to improve the conditions for parental separation and induction of general anesthesia. Among different premedicants used for children by the oral route, we used in this study midazolam and fentanyl aiming to determine the value of adding fentanyl lozenge (brand name Actiq®, Cephalon, UT) to midazolam syrup for preoperative...