Clinical evaluation of injectable lorazepam as a premedicant: the effect on recall.
Blitt C D, Petty W C, Wright W A, +1 more·Anesthesia and analgesia
A double-blind comparison of lorazepam and placebo, lorazepam and pentobarbital, and a comparison of lorazepam IV drip versus lorazepam IV bolus as a premedicant showed this new agent to offer promise as a sedative premedicant. However, the potency of the drug demands caution, and its use for outpatient premedication i…