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- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016Community use of buccal midazolamShow More
Dear Editor
This report is welcome in providing data on the important subject of buccal midazolam use in the community. Confidence in the results would be increased by clarification of the following points:
First, might the parents have been biased in favour of midazolam by the package of education and discussion about potential benefits which preceded the midazolam usage?
Second,it would be...
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None declared. - Published on: 22 March 2016Precautions with buccal/nasal midazolamShow More
Dear Editor
I read with great interest the recent article entitled "nasal/buccal midazolam use in the community".[1] However, I would like to point out a few precautions.
Wilson et al. have used nasal/buccal midazolam for prolonged seizures including status epilepticus. However, in a recent study,[2] the efficacy of buccal midazolam in treating status epilepticus was found to be only 50% and convuls...
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None declared. - Published on: 22 March 2016Buccal midazolam
This seems to be a reasonable alternate to rectal diazepam, however there is a diffrence in the setting where both can be compare. In the hand of medical and paramedical personnel, buccal Midazolam will be more easier to use but the rectal diazepam suppository is more handy and user friendly if to be used by lay person or the parents.
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