Oral premedication for paediatric ambulatory anaesthesia: a comparison of midazolam and ketamine.

摘要: To compare the clinical characteristics of two oral premedicants, midazolam and ketamine, 40 healthy children, one to six years age, who were scheduled for ambulatory dental surgery, assigned receive either 0.5 mg.kg-1 or ketamine 5.0 in a double-blind, randomized study. Sedation anxiolysis scores before induction, cooperation at induction anaesthesia recovery times complications assessed. We found that both drugs effectively sedated children within 20 min administration. Although sedated, 10% group 20% those became tearful on separation from their parents 35% when facemask was applied. No important side effects attributable premedication. The time until fit discharge hospital after approximately less than ketamine. In conclusion, offer similar used as premedications undergoing although may be more rapid