Etomidate: Side Effects, Uses & Monitoring

Facts extracted from current FDA product labeling for Etomidate. Educational only — not medical advice.

Labeled uses

Etomidate Injection is indicated by intravenous injection for the induction of general anesthesia. When considering use of Etomidate Injection, the usefulness of its hemodynamic properties (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ) should be weighed against the high frequency of transient skeletal muscle movements (see ADVERSE REACTIONS ). Intravenous Etomidate Injection is also indicated for the supplementation of subpotent anesthetic agents, such as nitrous oxide in oxygen, during maintenance of anesthesia for short operative procedures such as dilation and curettage or cervical conization.

Source: FDA labeling via NIH DailyMed (set dc43b289…). Not affiliated with FDA or NIH.

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