Magnesium sulfate versus Lidocaine pretreatment for prevention of pain on etomidate injection: A randomized, double-blinded placebo controlled trial

• Main Authors: Mohammadreza Safavi (Author), Azim Honarmand (Author), Ashraf Sadat Sahafi (Author), Seyyed Mohammad Sahafi (Author), Mohammadali Attari (Author), Mahsa Payandeh (Author), Alireza Iazdani (Author), Nilofarsaddat Norian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Etomidate is an imidazole derivative and formulated in 35% propylene glycol. When given without a rapid lidocaine injection, etomidate is associated with pain after injection. Magnesium (Mg) is a calcium channel blocker and influences the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor ion channel. The aim...