Pretreatment with magnesium sulphate and ketamine reduces myoclonus after etomidate administration

[摘要] Abstract Objective: Comparison of effect of pretreatment with Magnesium and two different doses of Ketamine on the incidence and severity of myoclonic movements and pain during induction of anesthesia with Etomidate. Study design: Interventional, Double Blind and Quasi Experimental. Setting and duration of study: Study conducted in the Department of Anesthesia, Surgical Intensive Care and Pain Management, Civil Hospital and Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi. Duration was from May 2008 t.

[学科分类] 外科医学