Con: Etomidate - The ideal induction agent for a cardiac anesthetic?

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 178-179

  Malhotra, Anita K ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenal insufficiency; etomidate; induction of anesthesia and critical illness

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTISONE; ETOMIDATE; KETAMINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; STEROID 11BETA MONOOXYGENASE; STRESS HORMONE; THIOPENTAL;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; CUSHING SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HEART RATE; HEART SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; MYOCLONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VOMITING;

EID: 84872159697     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.08.023     Document Type: Note

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