Midazolam is a water soluble benzodiazepine, with a short elimination half-life in adults and children. An IV bolus (0.2 mg.kg-1) immediately followed by continuous infusion of 0.06 mg.kg-1.h-1 was administered to 15 critically ill neonates at a gestational age of 32.8 weeks, who required sedation f
Pharmacokinetics of midazolam in critically ill neonates
โ Scribed by E. Jacqz-Aigrain; C. Wood; I. Robieux
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 224 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0031-6970
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โฆ Synopsis
Midazolam is a water soluble benzodiazepine, with a short elimination half-life in adults and children. An IV bolus of midazolam 0.2 mg.kg-1 was administered to 10 critically ill neonates receiving intensive care who required sedation. The plasma clearance was 6.85 ml.min-1 and the elimination half-life was 6.52 h. Midazolam was well tolerated during and after administration. Because of its short half-life compared to diazepam, midazolam could be used during the neonatal period to produce brief rapid sedation.
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