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Effect of Vitamin C on adrenal suppression by etomidate induction in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial

INTRODUCTION: Etomidate is usually preferred in the induction of cardiac compromised patients due to its relative cardiovascular stability. However, the use of this drug has been limited as etomidate induces suppression of cortisol biosynthesis as a result of blockade of 11-beta-hydroxylation in the...

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Autores principales: Das, Deepanwita, Sen, Chaitali, Goswami, Anupam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4971968/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27397444
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-9784.185522