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What strategies do you employ to prevent post-intubation hypotension in a profoundly hypoxic patient given a paralytic for intubation?

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Pulmonology · Uchicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital

There are a few strategies I use. I choose an induction agent such as Etomidate or a ketamine which has minimal hemodynamic effects. If BP is soft to start with, I use IV fluid small bolus, use a vasopressor such as phenylephrine push if needed before sedation.

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