Effect of priming in preventing myoclonic movements after intravenous induction with etomidate in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomised controlled interventional study

Etomidate is a hypnotic drug used as an intravenous anaesthetic induction agent. Etomidate causes myoclonic movements in 50-80% patients after induction which makes it less desirable for induction. Aim: Present study was to determine the effect of priming in preventing myoclonic movements after intr...

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Published in:	Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Research
Main Authors:	Mukesh K Sunda, Kanchan Chauhan, Rajeev Kumar Prajapati, Krishna Boliwal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Creative Pharma Assent 2022-09-01
Subjects:	etomidate myoclonic movements cardiac surgery
Online Access:	https://japtronline.com/index.php/joapr/article/view/265