In defense of the use of lidocaine in rapid sequence intubation

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-86

  Salhi, Bisan ^a   Stettner, Edward ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; INTUBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33845788250     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.09.003     Document Type: Note

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