Atropine for critical care intubation in a cohort of 264 children and reduced mortality unrelated to effects on bradycardia.

BACKGROUND: Atropine has is currently recommended to facilitate haemodynamic stability during critical care intubation. Our objective was to determine whether atropine use at induction influences ICU mortality. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A 2-year prospective, observational study of all first no...

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Main Authors: Peter Jones, Mark J Peters, Nathalia Pinto da Costa, Tobias Kurth, Corinne Alberti, Katia Kessous, Noella Lode, Stephane Dauger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585379?pdf=render