Use of lorazepam as a premedicant for caesarean section. An evaluation of its effects on the mother and the neonate.
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The effects of lorazepam premedication on the mother and baby were compared with those of a placebo in a double-blind study of 10 patients undergoing elective Caesarean section. There was little anxiolytic effect on the mothers, and no harmful effects to the babies occurred in respect of blood-gas tensions, heart rate, temperature or feeding patterns. Lorazepam did produce a transient effect on the neonatal respiratory rate and initially the babies had a reduced score on the Brazelton Assessment System.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British journal of anaesthesia
دوره 55 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983