Biomaterial Database

Etomidate and propylene glycol toxicity. 1998

J Varon, and P Marik

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D005045	Etomidate	Imidazole derivative anesthetic and hypnotic with little effect on blood gases, ventilation, or the cardiovascular system. It has been proposed as an induction anesthetic.	Ethomidate,Hypnomidate,R-26490,Radenarkon,R 26490,R26490
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D014677	Pharmaceutical Vehicles	A carrier or inert medium used as a solvent (or diluent) in which the medicinally active agent is formulated and or administered. (Dictionary of Pharmacy, 1986)	Pharmaceutical Vehicle,Vehicle, Pharmaceutical,Vehicles, Pharmaceutical
D018686	Anesthetics, Intravenous	Ultrashort-acting anesthetics that are used for induction. Loss of consciousness is rapid and induction is pleasant, but there is no muscle relaxation and reflexes frequently are not reduced adequately. Repeated administration results in accumulation and prolongs the recovery time. Since these agents have little if any analgesic activity, they are seldom used alone except in brief minor procedures. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p174)	Intravenous Anesthetic,Intravenous Anesthetics,Anesthetic, Intravenous
D019946	Propylene Glycol	A clear, colorless, viscous organic solvent and diluent used in pharmaceutical preparations.	1,2-Propanediol,Propan-1,2-Diol,Propylene Glycol Monohydrate,Propylene Glycol Sodium Salt,Propylene Glycol, (+-)-Isomer,Propylene Glycol, (R)-Isomer,Propylene Glycol, (S)-Isomer,1,2 Propanediol,Glycol, Propylene,Monohydrate, Propylene Glycol