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Etomidate and methohexitone
Author(s) -
MILLER B.M.,
HENDRY J.G.B.,
LEES N.W.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1978.tb12463.x
Subject(s) - etomidate , medicine , anesthesia , methohexital , propofol
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.