Acute adrenal insufficiency after a single dose of etomidate

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-117

  Lundy, Jonathan B ^a   Slane, Matthew L ^a   Frizzi, James D ^a  

^a EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Anesthesia; Cardiac pacing; Etomidate

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; ETOMIDATE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANUS CANCER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETHARGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 34047253388     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066606298140     Document Type: Article

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