Etomidate Use Is Associated With Less Hypotension Than Ketamine for Emergency Department Sepsis Intubations: A NEAR Cohort Study.

Nicholas M MohrStephen G PapeDan RundeAmy H KajiRon M WallsCalvin A Brown

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2020)

Etomidate is used less frequently in sepsis patients than nonsepsis patients, with ketamine being the most frequently used alternative. Ketamine was associated with more postprocedural hypotension than etomidate. Future clinical trials are needed to determine the optimal induction agent in patients with sepsis.

Keyphrases

emergency department
septic shock
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
clinical trial
pain management
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
randomized controlled trial
current status