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Group E (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 40) received etomidate infusion 50 mcg\/kg\/min till the patient was induced. Group KE (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 40) received a combined infusion of etomidate (1 mg\/dL) + ketamine (5 mg\/mL) at a rate of 50 mcg\/kg\/min of etomidate. The primary aim was to estimate serum cortisol levels at baseline, 4 h, 12 h, and 24 h postinduction.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mean post-induction cortisol levels were significantly lower (p-value &lt; 0.001) in Group E (8 \u00b1 2.54 mcg\/dL at 4 hours, 7.06 \u00b1 2.57 mcg\/dL at 12 hours, and 8.23 \u00b1 3.1 mcg\/dL at 24 hours) compared to Group KE (10.14 \u00b1 1.96 mcg\/dL at 4 hours, 10.07 \u00b1 2.48 mcg\/dL at 12 hours, and 11.27 \u00b1 2.14 mcg\/dL at 24 hours) with a comparable baseline cortisol concentrations (12.95 \u00b1 2.64 mcg\/dL) in Group E and (11.74 \u00b1 2.11 mcg\/dL) in Group KE. The serum cortisol levels decreased by approximately 39% in Group E and by around 17% in Group KE at 4 h postinduction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The addition of ketamine to an etomidate induction regimen decreases etomidate-induced adrenal suppression while preserving anesthetic efficacy and maintaining hemodynamic stability.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijp.ijp_1319_25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,30]],"date-time":"2026-04-30T19:02:09Z","timestamp":1777575729000},"page":"259-265","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effect of adding ketamine to etomidate infusion on serum cortisol levels for anesthetic induction compared to etomidate infusion alone in elective surgical patients: A randomized controlled trial"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"58","author":[{"given":"M. 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