Etomidate in critically ill Patients. Is it safe?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 301-302

  Marik, Paul E ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ETOMIDATE; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; NORADRENALIN; PLACEBO;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT SCORE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE;

EID: 84055184193     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318232647f     Document Type: Editorial

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