Etomidate-associated hypnosis has only been studied using standard clinical criteria and raw EEG variables. We conducted a BIS-based investigation of etomidate induction of general anaesthesia.
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University Paris V-René Descartes, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, F-75679 Paris Cedex 14, France.
