Comparison of Etomidate and Ketamine for Induction During Rapid Sequence Intubation of Adult Trauma Patients

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 24-33.e2

  Upchurch, Cameron P ^a   Grijalva, Carlos G ^a   Russ, Stephan ^a   Collins, Sean P ^a   Semler, Matthew W ^a   Rice, Todd W ^a   Liu, Dandan ^a   Ehrenfeld, Jesse M ^a,b   High, Kevin ^a   Barrett, Tyler W ^a   McNaughton, Candace D ^a   Self, Wesley H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; KETAMINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; VENTILATOR; VITAL SIGN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADULT; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 85016502161     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.08.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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