The Claim
In healthy children undergoing urologic surgery, a single dose of etomidate causes significant cortisol suppression without any detectable difference in hemodynamic stability, recovery time, or postoperative complications compared to propofol.
What the research says
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In healthy children having urologic surgery, one dose of etomidate lowers cortisol levels more than propofol, but does not change blood pressure, recovery speed, or risk of complications.
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In healthy children undergoing urologic surgery, a single dose of etomidate causes significant cortisol suppression without any detectable difference in clinical outcomes such as hemodynamic stability, recovery time, or postoperative complications compared to propofol.
A single dose of etomidate blocks a key enzyme in the adrenal glands that makes cortisol, so the body produces much less of this stress hormone for a full day. Even though cortisol stays low, the body still maintains stable blood pressure, wakes up normally, and has no more complications than when another drug is used.
What the research says
1 studyIn kids having urologic surgery, one shot of etomidate lowers a stress hormone called cortisol for about a day, but these kids still wake up, recover, and stay stable just like kids who got propofol—no worse off at all.
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