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ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2026

Comparison of bispectral index-guided infusion of propofol, etomidate, and etomidate-propofol combination for supraglottic airway device insertion in paediatric patients: A randomised clinical trial.

Shreya Shah, Rohan Magoon, Nitin Choudhary, Prabudh Goel

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Shreya ShahDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3470-2751
Rohan MagoonDepartment of Anaesthesia and Cardiac Anaesthesia, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences (ABVIMS) and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4633-8851
Nitin ChoudharyDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8933-1222
Prabudh GoelDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6179-1625

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Background and Aims: The use of supraglottic airway devices (SADs) in paediatrics has considerably increased. Focusing haemodynamics at anaesthetic induction, the study evaluated change in mean arterial pressure (MAP) amongst propofol (P), etomidate (E), and etomidate-propofol combination(etofol, EP) groups at the attainment of bispectral index (BIS) 50 for SAD insertion. Methods: A total of 132 patients of either gender between 6 and 10 years of age were randomly allocated as groups P, E, and EP with Results: ∆MAP was maximum in group P opposed to groups E and EP (9.14 ± 1.5 versus 4.32 ± 0.98 and 4.75 ± 1.50 mmHg, Conclusion: Etomidate-propofol combination (etofol) demonstrated superior haemodynamic stability in BIS-guided paediatric anaesthetic induction, an added advantage to propofol use for ensuring favourable SAD insertion alongside better side-effect profile.

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Etomidatehypotensionlaryngeal maskspaediatric anaesthesiapropofol

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