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Respiratory Failure & Mechanical Ventilation

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The RSI Trial

Practical Applications in Clinical Practice

Ketamine or Etomidate for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults | New England Journal of Medicine


1. No Mortality Benefit

  • The trial found no statistically significant difference in 28-day in-hospital mortality between ketamine (28.1%) and etomidate (29.1%) groups (adjusted risk difference −0.8%, 95% CI −4.5 to 2.9; P = 0.65).

  • Implication: Either agent may be appropriate from a mortality standpoint, allowing clinicians to prioritize other patient-specific factors.

2. Risk Stratification

  • Cardiovascular collapse during intubation was significantly more common with ketamine (22.1%) vs etomidate (17.0%) — adjusted risk difference +5.1%, 95% CI 1.9 to 8.3.

  • The effect was more pronounced in septic patients (30.6% vs. 20.9%) and those with high APACHE II scores ≥20 (31.4% vs. 20.7%).

  • Implication: Exercise caution when using ketamine in hemodynamically fragile patients.

3. Contextualized Approach to Induction Agents

  • Despite ketamine's theoretical advantage of supporting blood pressure via catecholamine release, its negative inotropic and vasodilatory effects may dominate in critically ill populations.

  • Implication: Tailor induction drug choice based on patient’s physiology, not solely on generalized assumptions (e.g., ketamine is not always hemodynamically superior).

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