SUBLINGUAL LORAZEPAM: A BETTER PREMEDICATION?
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Sublingual lorazepam: a better premedication?
The efficacy of a sublingual preparation of lorazepam was compared with an i.m. injection of lorazepam as premedication for 150 patients undergoing minor gynaecological surgery. Anxiety, arousability and recall of auditory, visual and tactile stimuli were used as measurements of the degree and rate of onset of the effects. Anxiety scores decreased in both groups after medication. Patients who r...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/55.8.761