The authors report on their experience with combined etomidate anaesthesia in 500 varied surgical procedures including thoracic and neurosurgery. Specific indications for the new short-term hypnotic etomidate are dealt with, including anaesthesia in poor-risk patients, conditions of shock, spastic bronchitis, and bronchial asthma.
When used for the induction of neuroleptic analgesia, etomidate offers certain benefits. Since it induces few side-effects, it is suggested that this preparation is the drug of choice for ambulatory anaesthesia, Caesarean section, etc.
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