Pretreatment with 800mg and 1200mg gabapentin 2h before the operation increased the level of sedation and reduced the incidence and severity of myoclonic movements due to etomidate.

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In clinical practise we believe that after 1mgkg(-1) loading dose, 150μgkg(-1)min(-1) iv esmolol dose is sufficient to suppress responses to tracheal intubation without increasing side effects.

Endoscopic sphincterotomy is commonly used for retained bile stones. We report a 24-year-old woman who showed bilateral tension pneumothorax and duodenal perforation following endoscopic sphincterotomy performed under sedation. These complications are rare in the literature have significant mortality and morbidity.

Our case report indicates that although syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion and autonomic dysfunction are rarely the initial characteristics of Guillain-Barré syndrome, the possibility of postoperative syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion should be kept in mind. The presence of secondary hyponatremia in this type of clinical presentation may delay diagnosis.