Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Comparison of intravenous midazolam with pentobarbital for sedation for head computed tomography imaging.
To compare the efficacy of intravenous (IV) midazolam with that of IV pentobarbital when used for sedation for head computed tomography (CT) imaging in emergency department (ED) pediatric patients. ⋯ Intravenous pentobarbital is more effective than IV midazolam for sedation of children requiring CT imaging.