Effect of Intramuscular Midazolam Premedication on Patient Satisfaction in Women Undergoing General Anaesthesia: a Randomised Control Trial

Overview

Journal BMJ Open

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2022 Jun 22

PMID 35732385

Authors

Seung Woo Song

Younghyun Jin

Hyunjae Lim

Jonghoon Lee

Kwang Ho Lee

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Abstract

Objective: To determine the effect of premedication with intramuscular midazolam on patient satisfaction in women undergoing general anaesthesia.

Trial Design, Setting And Participants: Double-blind, parallel randomised control trial at a tertiary care medical centre in South Korea. Initially, 140 women aged 20-65 years who underwent general anaesthesia and had an American Society of Anesthesiology physical status classification of I or II were randomly assigned to the intervention group or the control group, and 134 patients (intervention n=65; control n=69) completed the study.

Intervention: Intramuscular administration of midazolam (0.05 mg/kg) or placebo (normal saline 0.01 mL/kg) on arrival at the preoperative holding area.

Main Outcomes: The primary outcome was the patient's overall satisfaction with the anaesthesia experience as determined by questionnaire responses on the day after surgery. Satisfaction was defined as a response of 3 or 4 on a five-point scale (0-4). The secondary outcomes included blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen desaturation, recovery duration and postoperative pain.

Results: Patients who received midazolam were more satisfied than those who received placebo (percentage difference: 21.0%, OR 3.56, 95% CI 1.46 to 8.70). A subgroup analysis revealed that this difference was greater in patients with anxiety, defined as those whose Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale anxiety score was ≥11, than that for the whole sample population (percentage difference: 24.0%, OR 4.33, 95% CI 1.25 to 14.96). Both groups had similar heart rates, blood pressure and oxygen desaturation.

Conclusion: Intramuscular administration of midazolam in women before general anaesthesia in the preoperative holding area improved self-reported satisfaction with the anaesthesia experience, with an acceptable safety profile.

Trial Registration Number: KCT0006002.

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