Pediatric rapid sequence intubation: Incidence of reflex bradycardia and effects of pretreatment with atropine

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 651-655

  Fastle, Rebecca K ^a,b   Roback, Mark G ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Methodist Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Atropine; Laryngoscopy tracheal intubation; Pediatric rapid sequence intubation; Reflex bradycardia

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; RAPID SEQUENCE INTUBATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOXIA; ATROPINE; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; PREMEDICATION; REFLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 6044240745     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000142947.35394.81     Document Type: Article

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