Oral versus intravenous premedication for small bowel biopsy in children: effect on procedure and fluoroscopy times
- 21 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Paediatrica
- Vol. 82 (1) , 49-51
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1993.tb12514.x
Abstract
Oral alimemazine and cisapride, or diazepam and cisapride, or iv midazolam and metoclopramide were given as premedication for small bowel biopsy to three groups of children from a total population of 185 individuals. The biopsy procedures were performed under intermittent fluoroscopy and times for both were recorded. The median biopsy procedure time was significantly shorter in children given iv midazolam and metoclopramide (6 min) compared to those given oral premedication (10 min) (p < 0.001). The median fluoroscopy time was very short in all groups, ranging between 3 and 6 s. It is concluded that iv premedication is superior to oral premedication for small bowel biopsy in children because more effective sedation is obtained.Keywords
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