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Safety of etomidate bolus administration in patients with septic shock

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2015

Rob Green  and
Sean K. Gorman
Rob Green*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, Division of Critical Care, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Sean K. Gorman
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Capital District Health Authority and College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
*
Department of Medicine: Division of Critical Care and Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, 377 Bethune Building, 1276 South Park Street, Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9; greenrs@dal.ca

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Keywords

adrenal insufficiencyemergency airway managementetomidatesepsis
Type
Knowledge to Practice • Des connaissances à la pratique
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , March 2011 , pp. 105 - 108
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2011

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