Etomidate versus pentobarbital for computed tomography sedations: Report from the Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 690-695

  Baxter, Amy Lynn ^a   Mallory, Michael D ^a   Spandorfer, Philip R ^a   Sharma, Sujit ^a   Freilich, Steven H ^a   Cravero, Joseph ^b  

^a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associates   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; Etomidate; Pentobarbital; Procedural sedation; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; MIDAZOLAM; PENTOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIST; APNEA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DATA BASE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART DISEASE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; INJECTION SITE REACTION; INTERNET; LARYNX SPASM; LUNG ASPIRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SECRETION; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; STRIDOR; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING; WHEEZING;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; ETOMIDATE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PENTOBARBITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349094050     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181558d5c     Document Type: Article

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