The effect of etomidate on intracranial pressure and systemic blood pressure in pediatric patients with severe traumatic brain injury

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 90-93

  Bramwell, Kenneth J ^a,d   Haizlip, Julie ^b   Pribble, Chuck ^b   VanDerHeyden, T Chad ^c   Witte, Madolin ^b  

^a St Luke's Boise Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Pharmacy Services   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Etomidate; Induction; Intracranial hypertension; Intubation; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE;

EID: 33644833637     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000199563.64264.3a     Document Type: Article

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