INTRAVENOUS SEDATION WITH MIDAZOLAM

Midazolam을 이용한 정주진정요법

Oral administration of chloral hydrate with hydroxyzine, nitrous oxide inhalation and intramuscular or intranasal administration of midazolam is the most commonly used pharmacological behavior management methods for the children in pre-cooperative stage or show negative behavior in pediatric dentistry. For oral administration of chloral hydrate with hydroxyzine, it is hard to apply to the patient refused to intake and with overweighted or elderly children and the effect of the drug decrease. Nitrous oxide and midazolam is anxiolytic agents and have limitation for properly managing the behavior of the children refuse to dental treatment. These occasions, deep sedation or general anesthesia can be considered. Although intravenous sedation with midazolam has many advantages such as, rapid onset and recovery, possible to titration and few side effect, no rebound effect by metabolites, the reports for, intravenous sedation with midazolam is insufficient in pediatric dentistry. We report the case in pre-cooperative stage. He is treated successfully under intravenous sedation with midazolam.

환아의 연령, 과다체중, 환아의 약물 거부 등으로 인하여 chloral hydrate를 이용한 수면치료가 불가능한 경우, Midazolam을 이용한 정주진정요법이 전신마취를 대신하는 대안으로 사용될 수 있다. 본 환아의 경우, 0.3mg/kg의 midazolam을 근주하고, 70% 아산화질소 가스를 이용하여 초기 수면상태를 유도하고 정맥천자를 실시한 후, 0.2mg/kg midazolam을 정주하여 50분간 별다른 부작용 없이 성공적으로 치료할 수 있었다.