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Etomidate for rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department: Is adrenal suppression a concern?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Peter J. Zed ,
Vincent H. Mabasa ,
Richard S. Slavik  and
Riyad B. Abu-Laban
Peter J. Zed*
Affiliation:
Emergency Medicine, CSU Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver General Hospital, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Vincent H. Mabasa
Affiliation:
Critical Care, Department of Pharmacy, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC
Richard S. Slavik
Affiliation:
Critical Care, CSU Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver General Hospital; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Riyad B. Abu-Laban
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital; Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Evaluation; Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
*
CSU Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver General Hospital, 855 West 12th Ave., Vancouver BC V5Z 1M9

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Keywords

etomidateintubationadrenal insufficiency

Information

Type
Commentary • Commentaire
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 8 , Issue 5 , September 2006 , pp. 347 - 350
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2006

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