Ketamine or Etomidate for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults

Jonathan D. Casey; Kevin P. Seitz; Brian E. Driver; Kevin W. Gibbs; Adit A. Ginde; Stacy A. Trent; Derek W. Russell; A. Muhs; Matthew E. Prekker; J Gaillard; Daniel Resnick‐Ault; Lauraine M. Stewart; Micah R. Whitson; Stephanie C. DeMasi; Aaron E. Robinson; Jessica A. Palakshappa; Neil R. Aggarwal; Jason Brainard; David J. Douin; Tanya K. Marvi; Benjamin Scott; Sarah Alber; Carolynn Lyle; Sheetal Gandotra; Graham W. Van Schaik; Aaron J. Lacy; Kristen C. Sherlin; Heidi Erickson; John P. Cain; Bruce G. Redman; Logan L. Beach; B A Gould; Jennifer McIntosh; Angela Lewis; Bradley D. Lloyd; Tiffany Israel; Brant Imhoff; Li Wang; Alexandra B. Spicer; Matthew M. Churpek; Todd W. Rice; Wesley H. Self; Jin H. Han; Matthew W. Semler

doi:10.1056/nejmoa2511420

Abstract

Among critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation, the use of ketamine to induce anesthesia did not result in a significantly lower incidence of in-hospital death by day 28 than etomidate. (Funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and others; RSI ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT05277896.).

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                                    Jonathan D. Casey, 
                                
                                    Kevin P. Seitz, 
                                
                                    Brian E. Driver
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2025). 
                            Ketamine or Etomidate for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            
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                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2511420

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2511420