ANXIOLYTIC EFFECT OF MIDAZOLAM PREMEDICATION ASSESSED BY CLINICAL AND PLATELET AGGREGATION PROFILES

Authors

  • Ehtesham I. Khan
  • Rehana S. Kamal
  • Hameed Ullah

Abstract

Background: It is well documented that surgery is associated with increased anxiety, which has anadverse impact on patient’s outcome. This study was designed to assess the anxiolytic effect ofmidazolam in pre-anaesthetic medication by using clinical and platelet aggregation profiles.Methods: Sixty ASA I and II female patients aged between 35 and 60 years undergoing electiveabdominal hysterectomy were randomly divided into two equal groups. Group I received placebo aspre-medication while group II received 0.15 mg/kg midazolam as pre-medication 1 hourpreoperatively. They were monitored for visual analogue scale (VAS) for anxiety, observer’s anxietycriteria, sedation score, blood pressure, heart rate and platelet aggregation profile immediately beforeand 1 hour after pre-medication. Results: There was statistically significant difference with respectto VAS of anxiety, observer’s anxiety criteria, sedation scores, systolic and diastolic blood pressure(p<0.05). Heart rate was higher in the midazolam group but this was not statistically significant.There was no statistical significant difference in platelet aggregation profile in the two groups.Conclusion: Findings of the study suggest midazolam is a good anxiolytic for pre-medication and itseffect on platelet aggregation profile needs to be further evaluated.Keywords: Pre-medication, Widazolam, Anxiolysis, Platelet aggregation

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Published

2010-06-01

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Vol. 22 No. 2 (2010): JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE, ABBOTTABAD

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