Effects of quazepam as a preoperative night hypnotic: comparison with brotizolam

@article{Nishiyama2007EffectsOQ,  title={Effects of quazepam as a preoperative night hypnotic: comparison with brotizolam},  author={Tomoki Nishiyama and Koichi Yamashita and Takeshi Yokoyama and Akinobu Imoto and Masanobu Manabe},  journal={Journal of Anesthesia},  year={2007},  volume={21},  pages={7-12},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:24584685}}
The preoperative night hypnotics, quazepam and brotizolam improved sleep before surgery; the frequency of nocturnal awakening and dreaming decreased, and the total duration of sleep the night before surgery increased.

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