Myth: Ketamine should not be used as an induction agent for intubation in patients with head injury

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-201

  Filanovsky, Yevgeny ^a   Miller, Philip ^b   Kao, Jesse ^c  

^a Nanaimo Regional General Hospital   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; METHOHEXITAL; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; SUFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LITERATURE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEUROPROTECTION; PERFUSION PRESSURE; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ANIMAL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; KETAMINE; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 77957735142     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1481803500012197     Document Type: Article

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