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Steven Shafer

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  • Population pharmacodynamics of midazolam administered by target controlled infusion in SICU patients after CABG surgery.

    Somma J, Donner A, Zomorodi K, Sladen R, Ramsay J, Geller E, Shafer SL. Anesthesiology. 1998; 89 (6): 1430-43

    Midazolam is used commonly for sedation in the surgical intensive care unit. A suboptimal dosing regimen may lead to relative overdosing, which could result in delayed extubation and increased cost. This multicenter trial characterized midazolam pharmacodynamics in patients recovering from coronary artery bypass grafting.

    PubMedID: 9856718

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