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Midazolam-induced benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome
B Mets1, A Horsell, D M Linton
1Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, University of Cape Town, Observatory, South Africa.
Anaesthesia
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
A case history of a patient who developed severe anxiety and agitation on two occasions after discontinuation of a midazolam infusion is presented. The withdrawal symptoms interfered with effective mechanical ventilation and the patient required the reintroduction of a long-acting benzodiazepine to treat the withdrawal state and to facilitate weaning from mechanical ventilation.