Comparison of Premedication with Low-Dose Midazolam Versus Etomidate for Reduction of Etomidate-Induced Myoclonus During General Anesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Behzad Nazemroaya Sayedeh Maryam Mousavi

Published in: Anesthesiology and pain medicine (2019)

Low-dose midazolam (0.015 mg/kg) before anesthesia induction with etomidate was accompanied with significantly lower incidence and intensity of myoclonus than low-dose etomidate (0.03 mg/kg).

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