Comparative study of the efficacy and safety of remimazolam and midazolam for general anesthesia in elderly patients: a randomized controlled trial
General anesthesia with remimazolam has been shown to be effective and safe for surgery in elderly patients. The time to extubation was significantly shorter, length of PACU stay was shorter, and percentage of flumazenil used was lower in the remimazolam group than in the midazolam group.
Authors
- Niu Jing
- Lu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7505-7894)
- Yanan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7153-4358)
- Yuanyuan Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2904-5021)
- Geng Zhi-long
- Rui Huo
- Yang Wan-Jun
- Ma Chen-Wei
- Cui Chao-Yuan
- Chen Zheng-Ze
- Tian Zi-Wei
- Guo Xi-Lin
Institutions
- Xi'an Medical University (CN)
- Air Force Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Perioperative Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-025-00525-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.19
Funders
- Xi'an Medical University