RT Book, Section
A1 Burnett, Michelle
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1102567105
T1 Benzodiazepines
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071821377
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102567105
RD 2023/09/28
AB The  most  common  intravenous  benzodiazepines  administered  in  the  perioperative  setting  are  midazolam,  diazepam,  and  lorazepam.  Benzodiazepines  produce  hypnosis,  sedation,  anxiolysis,  anterograde  amnesia,  anticonvulsion,  and  centrally  produced  muscle  relaxation.  They  do  not  provide  any  analgesia.  Benzodiazepines  are  primarily  used  for  premedication  and  sedation  and  also  for  induction  of  general  anesthesia  in  high  doses.  Benzodiazepines  may  be  associated  with  higher  risk  of  postoperative  cognitive  dysfunction  in  the  elderly.