Remimazolam: Useful or Useless?

A few articles have come out describing the characteristics of remimazolam infusions and it appears to have been approved for use in Japan as a general anesthetic. Anybody think this will change your practice? Efficacy and safety of remimazolam versus propofol for general anesthesia: a multicenter, single-blind, randomized, parallel-group, phase IIb/III trial This trial was conducted to confirm the non-inferiority of remimazolam versus propofol in the induction and maintenance of general anesthesia in surgical patients. Surgical patients (n = 375) were randomized to remimazolam started at 6 or 12 mg/kg/h by continuous intravenous (IV) infusion until... link.springer.com Safety and efficacy of remimazolam in induction and maintenance of general anesthesia in high-risk surgical patients (ASA Class III): results of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group comparative trial Remimazolam, an ultra-short-acting benzodiazepine sedative is equally effective as propofol in induction and maintenance of general anesthesia with improved hemodynamic stability in American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class I and II patients. This trial investigated remimazolam’s... link.springer.com ...
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