ETOMIDATE

Indications & Dose:

Induction of anaesthesia

• BY SLOW INTRAVENOUS INJECTION

Adult: 150–300 micrograms/kg (max. per dose 60 mg),to be administered over 30-60 seconds (60 seconds in patients in whom hypotension might be hazardous)

Elderly: 150–200 micrograms/kg (max. per dose 60 mg), to be administered over 30-60 seconds (60 seconds in patients in whom hypotension might be hazardous)

CHILD UNDER 10 YEARS:

By slow intravenous injection ; May need up to 400 microgram 

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 Ovoid in porphyria, pregnancy. 

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