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How safe is intravenous sedation with midazolam and fentanyl for pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy?

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boxed-textMamula P et al. (2007) Safety of intravenous midazolam and fentanyl for pediatric GI endoscopy: prospective study of 1578 endoscopies. Gastrointest Endosc 65: 203–210

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  1. MB Cohen is Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati, and JB Gunter is Professor of Anesthesiology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,

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Cohen, M., Gunter, J. How safe is intravenous sedation with midazolam and fentanyl for pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, 538–539 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0924

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