Single induction dose of etomidate versus other induction agents for endotracheal intubation in critically ill patients

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Bruder, Eric A ^a   Ball, Ian M ^b   Ridi, Stacy ^a   Pickett, William ^a   Hohl, Corinne ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; KETAMINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDAZOLAM; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT SCORE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH SERVICE; META ANALYSIS; ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SCORE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ETOMIDATE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SCORES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 85013440765     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010225.pub2     Document Type: Review

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