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. 2023 Nov 10;132(1):76–85. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.10.011

Table 2.

Number of adverse events and proportion of participants with at least one adverse event.

Midazolam
Melatonin
Events
Individuals
Events
Individuals
N=50 N=49
All adverse events, n (%) 23 13 (26) 11 9 (18)
Intensity, n (%) Mild 22 13 (26) 8 7 (14)
Moderate 1 1 (2) 3 3 (6)
Relationship to study drug, n (%) Reasonable possibility of being related 1 1 (2) 0 0 (0)
No reasonable possibility of being related 17 11 (22) 8 6 (12)
Not assessable 5 4 (8) 3 3 (6)
Action taken, n (%) None 14 10 (20) 7 6 (12)
Other 6 5 (10) 1 1 (2)
Specific treatment 3 3 (6) 3 3 (6)
Outcome, n (%) Recovered 20 12 (24) 11 9 (18)
Not recovered 2 2 (4) 0 0 (0)
Recovered with sequelae 1 1 (2) 0 0 (0)
Preferred term, n (%) Agitation 0 0 (0) 1 1 (2)
Anxiety 2 2 (4) 0 0 (0)
Bradypnoea 1 1 (2) 0 0 (0)
Emotional distress 1 1 (2) 2 2 (4)
Epistaxis 1 1 (2) 1 1 (2)
Flushing 1 1 (2) 0 0 (0)
Haemorrhage 2 2 (4) 1 1 (2)
Hypotension 2 2 (4) 0 0 (0)
Infection 0 0 (0) 1 1 (2)
Nausea 1 1 (2) 0 0 (0)
Nightmare 1 1 (2) 0 0 (0)
Pain 5 5 (10) 3 3 (6)
Syncope 1 1 (2) 0 0 (0)
Tachypnoea 1 1 (2) 0 0 (0)
Vomiting 3 3 (6) 2 2 (4)
Wound dehiscence 1 1 (2) 0 0 (0)
System organ class, n (%) Gastrointestinal disorders 4 4 (8) 2 2 (4)
General disorders and administration site conditions 4 4 (8) 3 3 (6)
Infections and infestations 0 0 (0) 1 1 (2)
Injury, poisoning, and procedural complication 1 1 (2) 0 0 (0)
Investigations 1 1 (2) 0 0 (0)
Nervous system disorders 1 1 (2) 0 0 (0)
Psychiatric disorders 4 4 (8) 3 3 (6)
Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders 3 3 (6) 1 1 (2)
Vascular disorders 5 5 (10) 1 1 (2)