Effect of Pre-Treatment with a Combination of Fentanyl and Midazolam for Prevention of Etomidate-Induced Myoclonus.

Smita Prakash Parul Mullick Pooja Virmani Vandana Talwar Rajvir Singh

Published in: Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation (2019)

Pre-treatment with a combination of fentanyl and midazolam is more effective than that with fentanyl or midazolam alone in reducing the incidence and severity of EIM. Myoclonus is associated with a higher post-induction haemodynamic variation.

Keyphrases

risk factors
combination therapy