Effect of intramuscular midazolam premedication on patient satisfaction in women undergoing general anaesthesia: a randomised control trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effect of premedication with intramuscular midazolam on patient satisfaction in women undergoing general anaesthesia.

Trial design, setting and participants

Double-blind, parallel randomised control trial at a tertiary care medical centre in South Korea. Initially, 140 women aged 20-65 years who underwent general anaesthesia and had an American Society of Anesthesiology physical status classification of I or II were randomly assigned to the intervention group or the control group, and 134 patients (intervention n=65; control n=69) completed the study.

Intervention

Intramuscular administration of midazolam (0.05 mg/kg) or placebo (normal saline 0.01 mL/kg) on arrival at the preoperative holding area.

Main outcomes

The primary outcome w

SUBMITTER: Song SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9226879 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature