Etomidate, sepsis, and adrenal function: Not as bad as we thought?

Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Kamp, Ryan ^a   Kress, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; VASOACTIVE AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MONOTHERAPY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ADRENAL GLAND; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL GLANDS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ETOMIDATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40749114753     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc5939     Document Type: Note

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