%0 Journal Article
%T Etomidate Induced Seizure: Adverse Drug Event Case Report.
%A Rainess RA
%A Patel V
%A Stander E
%J J Pharm Pract
%V 0
%N 0
%D Sep 2020 14
%M 32924746
暂无%R 10.1177/0897190020958243
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>To report a case of etomidate induced seizure in a patient that received 0.15 mg/kg of etomidate for a procedural sedation which resolved without intervention.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A 68-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a dislocated shoulder. Etomidate was given to the patient for procedural sedation to allow the physician to reduce the shoulder dislocation. Upon administration of the medication, the patient began seizing; this lasted for about 2 minutes. No medications were needed for cessation of the seizure.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A causality assessment determined that the adverse effect of the epileptogenic action in etomidate was possible. Limited data is available in regard to the incidence rate of this adverse effect.