Acta cirúrgica brasileira
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Acta cirúrgica brasileira · Aug 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialPerioperative effects of oral midazolam premedication in children undergoing skin laser treatment. A double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial.
To investigate and compare the efficacy of oral midazolam with two different dosages in orange juice on perioperative hemodynamics and behavioral changes in children who underwent skin laser treatment in an academic educational Hospital. ⋯ As a preanaesthetic medication, the 1 mg.kg(-1) dose of orally given midazolam especially in a volume of orange juice and can optimize the children's behavior during skin laser treatment with no serious adverse effects, enhancing their parents' satisfactions about the sedative protocol.