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Etomidate for intubation of patients who have sepsis or septic shock - where do we go from here?

Etomidate is an intravenous induction agent that is associated with hemodynamic stability during intubation. The agent is therefore attractive for use in critically ill patients who have a high risk of hemodynamic instability during this procedure. However, etomidate causes adrenal suppression, whic...

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Autor principal: Griesdale, Donald EG
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3672616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23273139
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc11889