Discussion
trauma
ADVERSE EFFECTS
Our investigation demonstrates that there is a statistically significant difference between the two groups’ serum cortisol levels prior to and following the administration of etomidate. In the patients who received Vitamin C, the amount of serum cortisol following etomidate injection did not fall as significantly than in the patients who did not. Etomidate has the potential to suppress the adrenal response to significant stress following trauma, which could result in life-threatening adverse effects in trauma patients. Charuvi et al. found that a single dose of etomidate in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy can cause a suppression in serum cortisol levels [