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Naloxone Reversal of Diazepam Effects
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Naloxone Reversal of Diazepam Effects

Edward F. Bell
Anesthesiology (Philadelphia), Vol.53(3), pp.264-264
09/01/1980
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-198009000-00024
PMID: 7425345
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Abstract

Christensen and Huttel are to be commended for their carefully designed and conducted study of the effects of naloxone on diazepam-induced sedation. Unfortunately, they did not report the mean consciousness scores for the naloxone and placebo groups, but simply stated that 'statistical analysis showed no difference (P = 0.02).' I cannot understand why Drs. Christensen and Huttel have concluded that there was 'no difference', since the P value of 0.02 indicates a 98 per cent probability that whatever difference existed between the mean consciousness scores did not occur by chance. If their studies showed a greater mean consciousness score in the naloxone-treated group, with P = 0.02, I would interpret that to indicate an incomplete, but detectable, effect of naloxone in reversing diazepam-induced sedation.

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