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Etomidate and methohexitone |
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| Authors: | B.M. MILLER J.G.B. HENDRY N.W. LEES |
| Affiliation: | B.M. Miller MB, ChB, FFARS, DObst RCOG, Senior Registrar, J.G.B. Hendry, MB, ChB, FFARC, Consultant Anaesthetist, and N.W. Lees, MB, ChB, FFARCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, Victoria Infirmary. Glasgow G42 9TY. |
| Abstract: | Etomidate compares favourably with methohexitone as an intravenous induction agent in out-patient anaesthesia excluding the incidence of involuntary muscle movement. The use of propylene glycol as a solvent for etomidate does not alter the previously claimed advantageous features of this agent. |
| Keywords: | ANAESTHETICS INTRAVENOUS etomidate methohexitone |