NITRAZEPAM PREMEDICATION FOR MINOR SURGERY

Nitrazepam in premedication.

The sedative effects of nitrazepam in a dose of 5 mg and 10 mg have been compared with Mandrax, a combination of methaqualone 250 mg with diphenhydramine 25 mg. Studies were carried out in gynaecological patients undergoing minor surgical operations using the scoring system previously described. The degree of sedation obtained after administration of the two dose levels of nitrazepam was compar...

Benzodiazepine premedication in minor day-case surgery: comparison of oral midazolam and temazepam with placebo.

Ninety day-case or short stay patients were allocated to three groups in a double-blind study. The groups received oral midazolam 15 mg, oral temazepam 20 mg or placebo approximately 1 h before surgery. Midazolam was superior to temazepam regarding anxiolysis, sedation and amnesia, but temazepam was superior to placebo. However, delay in immediate and late recovery occurred significantly more o...

Diazepam premedication in ophthalmic surgery.

Diazepam (Valium), which meets most of the above requirements extremely well, is a tranquillizer of the benzodiazepine class, causing muscle relaxation and reduction of skeletal muscle tone (Ranidall, Heise, Schallek, Bagdon, Banziger, Boris, Mol, and Abrams, I96I). This action appears to be mediated through the central nervous system, for it can be shown that the stimulation of muscle through ...

Prescribing premedication for children before surgery is a tool for research or implementation

 Surgery and anesthesia entail significant mental stress for children and their parents, the result of which remains long after the hospital experience, and even in some cases, phobia, anxiety, hysteria or nightly nightmares, and it also appears negatively. According to studies, while in many cases, nothing can take the place of the support and cuddle of the child’s parents, but this support is...

Minor Surgery