title: Observations on the use of rectally administered diazepam for sedating children before treatment of maxillofacial injuries: report of nine cases.
abstract: The use of diazepam in solution, administered per rectum, as an adjunct to treatment of paediatric maxillofacial injuries, has not been previously reported. Its use in a series of nine cases is described. The authors recommend this route of administration as an alternative form of management in the treatment of maxillofacial injuries in anxious children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Berkshire Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Lowey
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Halfpenny
mesh_terms: D000285:Administration, Rectal; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D003975:Diazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D003975:Diazepam