“…We would like to thank He et al 1 for their interest and comments, which gave us a chance to elucidate further some methodological details on our study. 2 In Group B, the sedation regimen was administered as midazolam at a dose of 2 mg, then additional doses of 1 mg every 5 min, and after starting ketamine at 1 mg/kg, additional doses were administered every 5 min at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg.…”