Etomidate, Adrenal Function, and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients
Sunshine JE, Deem S, Weiss NS, Yanez ND, Daniel S, Keech K, Brown M, Treggiari MM. Etomidate, Adrenal Function, and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients. Respiratory Care 2013, 58: 639-646. PMID: 22906838, PMCID: PMC4126750, DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiencyIll patientsCorticosteroid insufficiencyHospital mortalityAdrenal functionInduction agentAdrenal function testingPrevious randomized studyRole of etomidateRetrospective cohort studyBaseline illness severityRisk of deathAlternative induction agentHigh-risk populationRisk of mortalitySmall randomized trialsAcademic medical centerNumber of deathsEtomidate administrationEtomidate exposureAdjusted riskCohort studySecondary outcomesOverall mortalityPrimary outcome