Rapid sequence induction and intubation: Current controversy

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1318-1325

  El Orbany, Mohammad ^a   Connolly, Lois A ^a  

^a FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; OXYGEN; PANCURONIUM; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; VECURONIUM;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AERATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUSNESS; CRICOID; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE MASK; FASCICULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INJECTION; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LARYNGOSCOPY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MANUAL VENTILATION; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RAPID SEQUENCE INDUCTION AND INTUBATION; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH INTUBATION; SUPINE POSITION; VOCAL CORD RIGIDITY;

EID: 77951724631     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181d5ae47     Document Type: Review

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