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u double-blind study HE SUCCESSFUL preparation of surgical T patients with chlordiazepoxidel-4 prompted the testing of its analog, diazepam.This new agent has aroused interest because of its greater potency in various fields, especially psychiatry, and because it retains the high safety index of the parent compound.5-7 METHODS AND MATERIALSA standard double-blind study using diazepam and placebo, in groups of 100 patients each, aimed at a clinical evaluation of the new drug as preanesthetic medication. The groups were closely b a l a n d in age, sex, type of surgery, and operational risk. The population of 124 males and 76 females