Effects of etomidate use in ICU patients on ventilator therapy: a study of 12,526 patients in an open database from a single center

Background There is a debate regarding the safety of etomidate. We evaluated the effects of etomidate on mortality in a large cohort of critical care patients. Methods This retrospective matched-cohort study was performed using the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care version 3 (MIMIC-III) da...

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Main Authors: Ha Yeon Park, Younsuk Lee, Chi-Yeon Lim, Mina Kim, Jieun Park, Teakseon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2021-08-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kja-20509.pdf