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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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4321226/ |