1. Intranasal midazolam for rapid sedation of an agitated patient.
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Shrestha, Gentle Sunder, Joshi, Pankaj, Bhattarai, Krishna, Chhetri, Santosh, and Acharya, Subhash Prasad
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INTRANASAL medication ,ANESTHESIA ,CATHETERIZATION ,INTENSIVE care units ,MIDAZOLAM ,TIME ,AGITATION (Psychology) ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,MEDICAL device removal ,EVALUATION - Abstract
Rapidly, establishing a difficult intravenous access in a dangerously agitated patient is a real challenge. Intranasal midazolam has been shown to be effective and safe for rapidly sedating patients before anesthesia, for procedural sedation and for control of seizure. Here, we report a patient in intensive care unit who was on mechanical ventilation and on inotropic support for management of septic shock and who turned out extremely agitated after accidental catheter removal. Intravenous access was successfully established following sedation with intranasal midazolam, using ultrasound guidance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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