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TOPLINE: Nearly half of the children receiving intranasal midazolam for laceration repair in the emergency department (ED) exhibited extreme procedural anxiety. Younger age, reduced sociability, and extremity lacerations were significantly associated with a poor response to the medication. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study evaluated 102 children (mean age…
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Intranasal Midazolam Falls Short in Pediatric ED Procedures
TOPLINE: Nearly half of the children receiving intranasal midazolam for laceration repair in the emergency department (ED) exhibited extreme procedural anxiety. Younger age, reduced sociability, and extremity lacerations were significantly associated with a poor response to the medication. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study evaluated 102 children (mean age…