Tag: Induction

From Debate to Data: Emerging Insights into RSI Induction with Ketamine vs Etomidate

by Marco Propersi posted April 18, 2024 No Comments

Introduction: Resuscitationists continue to debate the choice of induction agents in rapid sequence intubation (RSI). Critics of etomidate highlight its link to adrenal suppression in critically ill patients (Albert 2011), while critics of ketamine highlight the higher incidence of post-intubation …

Resuscitation

Peri-Intubation Hypotension – Dose Induction Dose Matter?

by Anand Swaminathan posted July 24, 2023 No Comments

Background: Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) is a procedure fraught with potential complications including hypotension which, in turn, can result in cardiovascular collapse. While there are numerous potential causes of hypotension peri-RSI, induction medications represent an important, modifiable variable. Over the …

Procedures and Skills