Combined Use of Etomidate and Propofol Reduce the Duration of Apnea vs Propofol Alone in Patients Undergoing Hysteroscopy: A Randomised Double-Blind Trial
Yi Qin, Fan Ye, Teng Wang, Yijiao Chen, Xinheng Zhang, Yingyi Qin, Xinyu Gu, Liqun Yang, Ziyu Zhu, Jie Xiao · 2026
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Description
Yi Qin and nine co-authors report a drug trial for hysteroscopy sedation in work from twenty twenty-six. Hysteroscopy is a scope exam of the womb, often done with vein sedation in outpatients. Breathing pauses are a common risk with the standard drug propofol alone.
The trial at a Shanghai hospital randomly split women into two groups, with neither side knowing who got what. One group got propofol alone. The other got a mix of etomidate and propofol. The team tested whether the mix sedated just as well while cutting the length of breathing pauses. Women with airway flaws or severe heart, liver, or kidney disease were left out.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yi Qin, Fan Ye, Teng Wang, Yijiao Chen, Xinheng Zhang, Yingyi Qin, Xinyu Gu, Liqun Yang, Ziyu Zhu, Jie Xiao |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |