Table 5

Summary of other sedative practices

Anxiolytics alone
 Diazepam7
 Lorazepam (HIV patients)1
 Temazepam2
Opioids alone
 Fentanyl8
 Morphine3
 Papaveretum2
 Morphine1
 Pethidine i.m.1
Anxiolytic/opioid combinations
 Midazolam with
  Fentanyl/alfentanil48
  Papaveretum6
  Morphine1
 Diazepam with
  Morphine2
  Papaveretum1
  Fentanyl1
Two anxiolytics
 Midazolam with
  Diazepam2
  Temazepam1
Two opioids
 Alfentanyl with papaveretum1
Anxiolytic/antiemetic
 Midazolam with droperidol1
Opioid/antiemetic
 Papaveretum with prochlorperazine1
Anxiolytic/opioid/antiemetic
 Midazolam with prochlorperazine1
 Diamorphine with prochlorperazine1
Anaesthetic/anxiolytic
 given and monitored by anaesthetist
  Propofol with midazolam2

  • Data are presented as number of operators

  • HIV: human immunodeficiency virus

  • i.m.: intramuscular