Failure of anaesthesia with etomidate.
A case of failure of etomidate anaesthesia in a patient with chronic renal failure and multiple myeloma is described. Adequate serum levels of etomidate were confirmed. High levels of serum light chains were noted, and may be associated with the lack of action of etomidate.
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University Department of Anaesthesia, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
D000368:Aged; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D005045:Etomidate / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000378:metabolism
D005045:Etomidate