Etomidate fared well against propofol in a test conducted in China involving patients aged 65 to 80 years who were scheduled for major abdominal surgery, suggesting etomidate may be another agent to ...

The randomized trial was conducted in 14 emergency departments and intensive care units in the US involving critically ill adults who were undergoing tracheal intubation. HealthDay News — Use of ...

"Ketamine and etomidate have both been around for decades and are used countless times each year during emergency intubations," explained Driver. "Despite their widespread use, no large, multi-center ...

Robert D. Glatter, MD; William Kenneth (Ken) Milne, MD, MSc Welcome, Ken. To start things off, can you describe the trial design, the primary and secondary outcomes, as well as whether the methodology ...

Among critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation, ketamine for anesthesia did not result in a significantly lower incidence of in-hospital death by day 28 compared with etomidate. In ...

Intubations are a common medical practice in which doctors insert a tube into the trachea to hold the airway open for patients who cannot breathe effectively due to illness or trauma-related injuries.

Etomidate is widely used for induction in general anaesthesia due to its stability in haemodynamics and rapid onset of action. However, its use is frequently complicated by the occurrence of myoclonus ...

Etomidate, a short-acting intravenous anesthetic primarily used in operating rooms and emergency departments, was designated a narcotic in South Korea on Friday, following cases of abuse. Under the ...