Rapid-sequence intubation in adults: Indications and concerns

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 147-165

  Smith, Charles E ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Induction agents; Neuromuscular relaxants; Opioids; Sedatives; Tracheal intubation

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ATRACURIUM; CISATRACURIUM; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MIVACURIUM; PANCURONIUM; PROPOFOL; RAPACURONIUM BROMIDE; ROCURONIUM; SUFENTANIL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHOSPASM; CERVICAL SPINE; DRUG HALF LIFE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX INJURY; MYOCLONUS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NYSTAGMUS; PNEUMOTHORAX; REVIEW; SEDATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0034997731     PISSN: 10680640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045413-200105000-00004     Document Type: Review

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