Should etomidate be used for rapid-sequence intubation induction in critically ill septic patients?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 229-232

  Fengler, Brian T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; ETOMIDATE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; STEROID 11BETA MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEPSIS;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ETOMIDATE; HUMANS; SEPSIS;

EID: 38949186745     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.03.032     Document Type: Article

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