Abstract:Objective—To investigate whether an association exists between midazolam use and serious cardiorespiratory events or death.
Design—Retrospective analysis of data in an inpatient record linkage database, collected between March 1986 and October 1987 from 14 hospitals in the United States.
Patients—A cohort of 19,112 patients who received injectable midazolam or diazepam on the same day that a medical procedure was performed.
Main outcome measures—An attempt was made to identify suspected serious cardiorespirato… Show more
“…Midazolam is one of the most widely used sedative agents in gastroenterology practice for conscious sedation before short endoscopic procedures [1]. We report a case of transient swelling of the parotid gland after midazolam administration.…”
“…Midazolam is one of the most widely used sedative agents in gastroenterology practice for conscious sedation before short endoscopic procedures [1]. We report a case of transient swelling of the parotid gland after midazolam administration.…”
Studies on the costs of ADRs are highly heterogeneous and have evaluated direct healthcare costs in hospitals. Their results indicate that ADRs generate substantial costs. More studies using appropriate methodology are needed on the costs of ADRs.
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