conclusions it seems that propofol and fentanyl can be used as a safe and fast combination for psa in the reduction of asd. patients and methods the subjects in this clinical trial consisted of 48 patients with asd who were randomly assigned to midazolam/fentanyl and propofol/fentanyl groups for psa. the two groups were compared to the time interval between injection and induction of sedation (...

We report on a patient suffering from seizures caused by cerebral metastases of adenocarcinoma the lung. Initially, was treated effectively with oral levetiracetam. As disease progressed, intake no longer possible. Since levetiracetam had controlled patient's well, medication delivery mode switched first to intravenous application, followed return administration. After further deterioration, su...

Case Description A 20 kg 5-year-old boy was rushed by his parents to our adult trauma unit. They reported a history of a persistent grand mal seizure that had begun a half-hour earlier. Attempts at intravenous cannulation by the staff were unsuccessful. An anesthesiologist who happened to be examining another patient suggested the use of intranasally administered droplets of midazolam. Within 2...

Purpose: To evaluate the use of monitored anesthesia care (MAC) in pediatric strabismus surgery. Methods: A total 17 cases undergoing surgery with MAC were included this study. The protocol for sedation was standardized and data collected prospectively an ongoing quality assurance project. Intravenous channels established ward all children, penehyclidine 0.01 mg/kg ondansetron 0.1 injected intr...

OBJECTIVE To compare a combined dose of ketamine and midazolam versus ketamine alone in the sedation of children requiring lumbar puncture. STUDY DESIGN A randomized, controlled study, conducted between January 2004 and December 2006. SETTING The Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) at Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Turkey. PARTICIPANTS A random sample of 99 children (59 boys, 40 ...

AIM Midazolam is used very often to control the anxiety of patients for dental treatment, especially in patients with special needs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of Midazolam in patients with neurological diseases referred for dental treatment. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty consecutive patients with neurological disorders (encephal...

Background Joint punctures in children require adequate analgesia, sedation or both. Suitable for this are intravenous sedatives (eg propofol, midazolam) and analgetics (eg, ketamine and fentanyl). The use of these substances is safe, but requires an intravenous line, monitoring and followup. Nitrous oxide/oxygen (N2O/O2) sedation has a long-standing history of safety and success. N2O/O2 has an...