Etomidate derivatives: Novel pharmaceutical agents in anesthesia

Etomidate is an imidazole derivative that possesses important sedative properties employed in anesthesia practice, however, etomidate has a number of well-know side effects which limit its use in certain subpopulations and over long periods of time, mostly related to dose-dependent adrenal suppressi...

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Main Authors: Raymond J Malapero, Michael P Zaccagnino, Ethan Y Brovman, Alan David Kaye, Richard D Urman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2017;volume=33;issue=4;spage=429;epage=431;aulast=Malapero