Should etomidate still be used?;Faut-il encore utiliser l'étomidate ?

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 915-919

  Payen, J F ^a   Vinclair, M ^a   Broux, C ^a   Faure, P ^a   Chabre, O ^a  

^a HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

Adrenal inhibition; Cortisol; Etomidate; ICU

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID 11BETA MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; PROGNOSIS; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ETOMIDATE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES;

EID: 56949098260     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2008.09.016     Document Type: Short Survey

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