Role of Midazolam in Reducing Anxiety after Premedication inClinical Practice at 250 Bed (Medical College) Hospital, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

ABSTRACT

Background: In premedication, sedative premedication isgenerally directed before surgery. Premedication is theorganization of medication before anaesthesia. It is utilized toset up the patient for anaesthesia and to help give idealconditions to surgery. From numerous drugs midazolam hasbeen utilized broadly worldwide for pharmacologicalpremedication.Objective: The main goal of this study is to scrutinise theeffect of midazolam after premedication to reduce anxietyamong patients.Methods: The inclusion criteria of the study are the patientsunder 8 years of age scheduled for elective surgery ordiagnostic procedures requiring anaesthesia, and patients whoprescribed anxiolytic premedication with midazolam by theanaesthesiologist. At a local hospital named 250 Bed (MedicalCollege) Hospital located in Patuakhali, Bangladesh, aprospective descriptive observational study was conductedwith 100 paediatric patients scheduled for surgical ordiagnostic procedures needful of anaesthesia techniques. Thestudy duration was almost two years from the October 2016 toOctober 2018.Results: After numerous information and examinationinvestigation it was discovered that midazolam is exceptionallyviable drug for premedication with no symptom.