title: Temazepam as a premedicant in minor surgery.
abstract: Temazepam, a benzodiazepine, hitherto used only as a hypnotic, was studied as a pre-anaesthetic medication in adult women undergoing minor gynaecological surgery in a dose of 30 mg and compared to 10 mg of diazepam. The sedative effect of temazepam was found to be superior to that of diazepam, using both objective and subjective criteria for assessment. There was also a highly significant degree of patient acceptance of the drug. It is suggested that temazepam is a suitable drug for premedication for minor surgery.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001007:Anxiety; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003975:Diazepam / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D013511:Minor Surgical Procedures; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D013693:Temazepam / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D013693:Temazepam; D003975:Diazepam