Adrenal suppression following a single dose of etomidate for rapid sequence induction: A prospective randomized study

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 573-578

  Hildreth, Amy N ^a,b   Mejia, Vicente A ^a   Maxwell, Robert A ^a   Smith, Philip W ^a   Dart, Benjamin W ^a   Barker, Donald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocortical insufficiency; Etomidate; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDAZOLAM; SUXAMETHONIUM; TETRACOSACTIDE; VASOPRESSIN; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DECOMPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAPID SEQUENCE INDUCTION; RESUSCITATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VENTILATOR; ADRENAL GLAND; BLOOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGED; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67650298971     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31818255e8     Document Type: Article

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