Etomidate for rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department: Is adrenal suppression a concern?

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 347-350

  Zed, Peter J ^a,b,c   Mabasa, Vincent H ^d   Slavik, Richard S ^a,c   Abu Laban, Riyad B ^a,c,e,f  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d ROYAL COLUMBIAN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f Canadian Institutes of Health Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Etomidate; Intubation

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ETOMIDATE; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; SUXAMETHONIUM; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PROVOCATION TEST; RAPID SEQUENCE INTUBATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; TREATMENT DURATION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750228626     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500014044     Document Type: Article

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