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Effects of adding low-dose ketamine to etomidate on serum cortisol levels in critically ill cardiac patients: a randomized clinical trial

BACKGROUND: Etomidate was associated with an inhibition of adrenal steroid synthesis. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of adding low-dose ketamine to etomidate to minimize the decrease in serum cortisol level in critically ill cardiac patients. METHODS: Sixty adult cardiac patients, ≥ 18 yea...

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Autores principales: Elhamamsy, Mostafa Mohammed, Aldemerdash, Ahmed Mohammed, Zahran, Fathi Badie, Ezz, Gehan Fawzy Mahmoud, AlSaud, Sara Abou, Boules, Maged Labib, Abdelhady, Mahdy Ahmed, Hamed, Mohamed Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9022273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35448950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-022-01654-0