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methohexital

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methohexital /meth·o·hex·i·tal/ (meth″o-hek´sit-al) an ultrashort-acting barbiturate; its sodium salt is used as a general anesthetic, a general and local anesthesia adjunct, and a sedative for certain diagnostic procedures in children.
methohexital [meth″o-hek´sĭ-tal]
an ultrashort-acting barbiturate; its sodium salt is used as a general anesthetic, a general and local anesthesia adjunct, and a sedative for certain diagnostic procedures in children.

methohexital, methohexitone
an ultra-short-acting barbiturate.


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A separate study conducted by German investigators in 2006 that used bispectral index sensors to guide dosing of methohexital for electroconvulsive therapy suggested that patients with medically resistant depression might be more sensitive to anesthetics (Eur.
Though barbiturates increase seizure threshold and decrease seizure duration, among barbiturates, methohexital appears to have the least impact on these factors.
Rats were anesthetized with an intraperitoneal (ip) injection of 30-40 mg/kg body weight sodium methohexital (Brevital; Eli Lilly and Co.
 
 
 
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