Midazolam pretreatment reduces etomidate-induced myoclonic movements

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-20

  Schwarzkopf, K R G ^a   Hueter, L ^a   Simon, M ^a   Fritz, H G ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: induction; Complications: myoclonic movements; Hypnotics: etomidate; Midazolam

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; MIDAZOLAM; PLACEBO; ROCURONIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUFENTANIL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOCLONUS; PHYSICIAN; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TIME;

EID: 0037331053     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0303100103     Document Type: Article

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