Pre-hospital emergent intubation in trauma patients: the influence of etomidate on mortality, morbidity and healthcare resource utilization

Abstract Background Due to its favorable hemodynamic characteristics and by providing good intubation conditions etomidate is often used for induction of general anesthesia in trauma patients. It has been linked to temporary adrenal cortical dysfunction. The clinical relevance of this finding after...

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Main Authors: Michael Gäßler, Matthias Ruppert, Rolf Lefering, Bertil Bouillon, Arasch Wafaisade, TraumaRegister DGU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-019-0637-z