ETOMIDATE

Etomidate as an antiarrhythmic.

Editor—We wish to report a case of etomidate reverting ventricular tachycardia to sinus rhythm. Although there have been several case reports and studies demonstrating the antiarrhythmic affects of propofol this has not been true of etomidate. A 59-yr-old man presented to the emergency department with a 2 h history of central chest pain radiating to the left arm and palpitations. He denied any ...

Etomidate as an antiarrhythmic

Editor—We wish to report a case of etomidate reverting ventricular tachycardia to sinus rhythm. Although there have been several case reports and studies demonstrating the antiarrhythmic affects of propofol this has not been true of etomidate. A 59-yr-old man presented to the emergency department with a 2 h history of central chest pain radiating to the left arm and palpitations. He denied any ...

Etomidate in Emergency Medicine

Respiratory effects of etomidate.

The respiratory effects of etomidate 0.3 mg/kg were studied in patients premedicated with either diazepam and atropine or papaveretum and hyoscine. The incidence of apnoea was 40% in those who received the non-narcotic premedication, compared with 27% in those who received the opiate. Those premedicated with diazepam and atropine showed a significant increase in respiratory frequency which was ...

Etomidate and treatment propensity.

1128 November 2014 To the Editor: Wagner et al.1 must be congratulated for their robust and interesting work into the effects of a single dose of etomidate on long-term outcomes. Nonetheless, we consider that several elements would benefit from greater information and discussion. First, the doses of etomidate administered were not reported and therefore any dose–response effect remains unclear;...