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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585379?pdf=render |