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J P Lyne

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A randomised crossover trial of post-operative cognitive and psychomotor recovery from benzodiazepine sedation: effects of reversal with flumazenil over a prolonged recovery period.

OBJECTIVE: To study the post-operative cognitive and psychomotor recovery from midazolam conscious sedation, after reversal with the benzodiazepine antagonist flumazenil over a prolonged recovery period. DESIGN: A prospective, double-blind, randomised, crossover trial. SETTING: Out-patient Sedation Department, Newcastle Dental Hospital and School METHOD: Eighteen patients, ASA I or II, received midazolam on two separate occasions to undergo equivalent dental treatment. Following treatment patients were reversed with intravenous flumazenil or saline (placebo) at alternate appointments. Assessment of mood and cognitive function was undertaken using a highly sensitive and specific computerised battery of cognitive tests administered by telephone. Cognitive and psychomotor tests were administered prior to sedation and every hour for 6 hours post reversal. RESULTS: Results indicated no significant effect of flumazenil on simple reaction time and choice reaction time but did show a trend of reversing the effects of midazolam on numeric working memory and word recognition. CONCLUSION: The cognitive and psychomotor effects of the sedation were not fully reversed by flumazenil. Cognitive impairments were still present up to 6 hours post-reversal, despite patients appearing clinically more alert. This has important implications for treatment protocols and discharge instructions.

Adolescent↗

A randomised, controlled trial of cognitive and psychomotor recovery from midazolam sedation following reversal with oral flumazenil.

Flumazenil is traditionally administered intravenously to reverse the adverse effects of over sedation with benzodiazepines. The aim of this study was to test postoperative cognitive and psychomotor recovery from midazolam conscious sedation, following reversal with orally administered flumazenil. It was hypothesised that when administered by the oral route, flumazenil may enhance recovery over a prolonged period, thus increasing safety. Eighteen patients requiring intravenous midazolam sedation for dental treatment completed a randomised, double-blind, crossover trial. Following treatment the patients' sedation was reversed using either flumazenil or saline (as placebo), administered orally, on alternate appointments. Assessment of mood and cognitive function were undertaken using ClinPhone.cdr(R), a highly sensitive and specific computerised battery of cognitive tests administered by telephone prior to sedation and every hour for seven hours post reversal. Results indicate that within 20 min of administration, oral flumazenil is capable of partially reversing some cognitive and psychomotor impairments but the attentional and stimulus discrimination effects of midazolam sedation still remain.

Administration, Oral↗

A prospective randomised controlled study of patient-controlled propofol sedation in phobic dental patients.

The safety and effectiveness of patient-controlled propofol sedation was prospectively assessed in 18 healthy, phobic dental patients. Using a randomised, crossover design each patient received two sessions of equivalent dental treatment under patient-controlled or clinician-controlled propofol sedation. The patient-controlled technique used 29.8% less drug (time-weighted dose) than the clinician-controlled method (p = 0.011). There was a high correlation between number of demands and number of doses actually infused during the patient-controlled technique (r = 0.99, p < 0. 001). Clinically, the level of sedation was lighter and the degree of operator satisfaction was higher with patient-controlled sedation. Blood pressure and arterial oxygen saturation showed minimal changes and remained within normal ranges during both techniques. Patient-controlled sedation produced a greater reduction in dental and general anxiety compared with clinician-controlled sedation, but the difference did not reach statistical significance. Three times the number of patients expressed a preference for the patient-controlled, compared with the clinician-controlled, technique. Patient-controlled sedation provides safe and acceptable intra-operative anxiolysis for phobic dental patients, but with reduced propofol dosage.

Adult↗