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Respiratory disturbance during recovery from etomidate anaesthesia
Author(s) -
PARKER C. J. R.
Publication year - 1988
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.1365-2044.1988.tb05415.x
Subject(s) - etomidate , medicine , unconsciousness , anesthesia , disturbance (geology) , respiratory system , propofol , paleontology , biology
Summary A case is described in which recovery from the administration of a single dose of etomidate was complicated by periodic episodes of unconsciousness, tremor and apnoea. Subsequent investigations did not reveal any evidence of neurological disease.