Lidocaine pretreatment reduces the frequency and severity of myoclonus induced by etomidate

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 300-302

  Gultop, Fethi ^a   Akkaya, Taylan ^a   Bedirli, Nurdan ^a   Gumus, Haluk ^a  

^a Anesthesia Clinic   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Etomidate; Lidocaine; Myoclonus

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; LIDOCAINE; NITROUS OXIDE; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCLONUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ETOMIDATE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LIDOCAINE; MYOCLONUS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954536060     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-010-0869-6     Document Type: Article

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