Prevention of etomidate-induced myoclonus during anesthetic induction by pretreatment with dexmedetomidine

Prevention of etomidate-induced myoclonus during anesthetic induction by pretreatment with dexmedetomidine

Myoclonus induced by etomidate during induction of general anesthesia is undesirable. This study evaluated the effect of dexmedetomidine (DEX) pretreatment on the incidence and severity of etomidate-induced myoclonus. Ninety patients undergoing elective surgical procedures were randomly allocated to...

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Main Authors: H.F. Luan, Z.B. Zhao, J.Y. Feng, J.Z. Cui, X.B. Zhang, P. Zhu, Y.H. Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2014-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Dexmedetomidine
Etomidate
Myoclonus
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bjmbr/v48n2/1414-431X-bjmbr-1414-431X20144100.pdf

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