In patients with severe sepsis, does a single dose of etomidate to facilitate intubation increase mortality?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 571-572

  Hunter, Benton R ^a   Kirschner, Jonathan ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ETOMIDATE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; PROCEDURES;

ETOMIDATE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 84876720875     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.12.024     Document Type: Editorial

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