Randomized single-blind comparative study of the midazolam/pethidine combination and midazolam alone during bronchoscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bronchoscopy can be a distress for the patient. There have been few studies on the combination of sedatives and opioids. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the usefulness and safety of administration of the combination of midazolam and pethidine during bronchoscopy.

Methods

In this prospective randomized single (patient)-blind study, we randomly assigned 100 patients who were scheduled to undergo bronchoscopy biopsy to receive treatment with either the midazolam/pethidine combination (combination group) or midazolam alone (midazolam group) during examinations. After the end of bronchoscopy, patients completed a questionnaire and the visual analogue scale was measured. The primary outcome was the patients' acceptance of re-examination assessed by visual analo

SUBMITTER: Katsurada M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9102220 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature