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. 1956 Sep;85(3):187–188.

HYDROXYDIONE SODIUM (VIADRIL®) FOR ANESTHESIA—A Report of Clinical Experience

Charles D Anderson
PMCID: PMC1531927  PMID: 13356183

Abstract

Hydroxydione sodium (Viadril®) is a new anesthetic agent, derived from a family of chemical compounds not previously associated with anesthetic properties—namely, the steroids. The use of Viadril in sixty operative procedures provided the basis of this communication, which reports the signs of anesthesia and the main pharmacophysiological effects of Viadril as observed clinically.

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