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. 2009 Oct 7;2009(4):CD002192. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002192.pub2

Beechey 1981.

Methods Anaesthetic drugs used: althesin 0.05ml/kg, 66% N2O in O2, halothane 1.5% 
 Premed‐induction interval: 60 
 (minutes)
Participants 60
Interventions Drug(s) and dose: temazepam 20/30mg vs placebo
Outcomes Ability to walk unaided 1 hour after emergence.
Notes 1) Patients' assessment of preoperative anxiety by visual analogues scale ‐ significantly reduced by temazepam 
 2) Difference from placebo? No
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Adequate sequence generation? Unclear risk Method of randomization unknown
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk Unclear