Etomidate and S-ketamine for the intubation of patients on the intensive care unit: A prospective, open-label study

Netherlands Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 4-7

  Punt, C D ^a   Dormans, T P J ^a   Oosterhuis, W P ^a   Boer, W ^b   Depoorter, B ^a   van der Linden, C J ^a   van der Woude, M C E ^a   Scheeren, C I E ^a   Zelis, G H M ^a   Fikkers, B G ^c  

^a Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Etomidate; Intensive care unit; Intubation; Mortality; S ketamine

Indexed keywords

ESKETAMINE; ETOMIDAAT LIPURO; ETOMIDATE; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDAZOLAM; NORADRENALIN; ROCURONIUM; ROCURONIUMBROMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOASSAY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPEN STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 84940284868     PISSN: 15693511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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