Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine

Incidence of post-induction hypotension following emergency rapid sequence induction with ketamine: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine May 1, 2025 Pedro Vila de Mucha, Stephen Thomas 5 citations

Rapid sequence induction (RSI) is a potentially-life saving intervention in critically ill patients. An important adverse effect of this procedure is post-induction hypotension (PIH), which is associated with worsened patient outcomes. Choice of induction agent can affect incidence of PIH, although the optimal drug has yet to be determined. Ketamine is postulated to reduce PIH incidence in...