Remifentanil pretreatment reduces myoclonus after etomidate

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-86

  Kelsaka, Ebru ^a   Karakaya, Deniz ^a   Sarihasan, Binnur ^a   Baris, Sibel ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complication; Etomidate; Myoclonus; Remifentanil; Sex

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; ETOMIDATE LIPURO; PLACEBO; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; APNEA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCLONUS; PIPERIDINES;

EID: 33645067909     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2005.05.004     Document Type: Article

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