title: The pharmacology of airway management in critical care.
abstract: This review provides an update on the pharmacology of airway management, emphasizing medications and management strategies widely used in an intensive care unit setting. Induction agents, muscle relaxants, opioids, sedative-hypnotics, and adjunctive agents are reviewed in the context of emergent airway management. Throughout this review, we emphasize the utility of considering a broad set of pharmacologic agents and approaches for airway management of the critically ill patient.
authors: Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine and Anesthesia Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Consilvio
authors: Ware G
authors: WG
authors: Kuschner
authors: Geoffrey K
authors: GK
authors: Lighthall
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D009126:Muscle Relaxation; D009294:Narcotics; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D009294:Narcotics; D055553:Prescription Drugs