Awareness during total intravenous anaesthesia using etomidate. A case report.
Total anaesthesia using a combination of droperidol and fentanyl and an etomidate infusion was induced and maintained intravenously in a 29-year-old patient undergoing laparotomy for a colonic resection. Post-operatively the patient complained of awareness. Possible explanations for this are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D001364:Awareness; D003071:Cognition; D005045:Etomidate; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles; D008297:Male
D007093:Imidazoles; D005045:Etomidate