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Effectiveness Of Premedication At The Time Of Separation From Parent And Mask Induction In Paediatric Patients Coming For Congenital Heart Disease Surgery, Mohammad Hamid, Mansoor Ahmed Khan, Aftab Khatri, Irfan Akhtar
Effectiveness Of Premedication At The Time Of Separation From Parent And Mask Induction In Paediatric Patients Coming For Congenital Heart Disease Surgery, Mohammad Hamid, Mansoor Ahmed Khan, Aftab Khatri, Irfan Akhtar
Department of Anaesthesia
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of oral midazolam and chloral hydrate on anxiety and sedation at various stages of pre-operative period in congenital heart surgery patients.
STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional comparative study.
PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Operating rooms of The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from October 2009 to December 2010.
METHODOLOGY: Sixty-six patients between the ages of 6 months and 6 years received either chloral hydrate (Group C) or midazolam (Group M) pre-operatively. All congenital heart disease patients coming for cardiac surgeries were included while cases of emergency surgery and those patients in whom premedication was not given were …