Ketamine was introduced commercially in 1970 with the manufacturer's description as a
“rapidly acting, nonbarbiturate general anesthetic” and a suggestion that it would be useful …

Traditionally, the use of ketamine for patients with traumatic brain injuries is contraindicated
due to the concern of increasing intracranial pressure (ICP). These concerns, however …

Study objective We describe the operators, techniques, success, and adverse event rates of
adult emergency department (ED) intubation through multicenter prospective surveillance …

Study objective Ketamine is considered a stable induction agent for rapid sequence
induction; however, hypotension rates up to 24% are reported. The shock index (shock …

Long recognized as the gold standard emergency airway management textbook, The Walls
Manual of Emergency Airway Management, Sixth Edition, remains the most trusted …

Introduction Emergency department (ED) patients undergoing emergent tracheal intubation
often have multiple physiologic derangements putting them at risk for post-intubation …

Given their relative hemodynamic stability, ketamine and etomidate are commonly chosen
anesthetic agents for sedation during the endotracheal intubation of critically ill patients. As …

Airway management outside the operating room: hazardous and... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Airway management outside the operating room: hazardous and incompletely …

Purpose This study compared the incidence of clinical hypotension between ketamine and
etomidate within a 24 hour period following endotracheal intubation. Materials and methods …

Propofol, Ketamine, and Etomidate as Induction Agents for In... : Critical Care Explorations
Propofol, Ketamine, and Etomidate as Induction Agents for Intubation and Outcomes in Critically …