Etomidate derivatives: Novel pharmaceutical agents in anesthesia

• Main Authors: Raymond J Malapero (Author), Michael P Zaccagnino (Author), Ethan Y Brovman (Author), Alan David Kaye (Author), Richard D Urman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...