The effect of single dose etomidate during emergency intubation on hemodynamics and adrenal cortex


Koksal G. M., Erbabacan E., Tunali Y., Karaoren G., Vehid S., Oz H.

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, vol.21, no.5, pp.358-365, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The study aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of a single dose of etomidate and the use of a steroid injection prior to etomidate during rapid sequence intubation on hemodynamics and cortisol levels.