Speaker
Kelly Oldziej, PharmD
PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Resident
Yale New Haven Hospital
Key Points
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The mortality benefit of ketamine over etomidate was not seen by day 28
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Ketamine was associated with more-frequent administration of post-induction rescue therapy and a greater incidence of post-induction cardiovascular collapse
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The decision about which induction agent to utilize in RSI should be patient-specific
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