Intubation Drug Doses From the Labels
Intubation drug doses from the FDA labels at one weight: etomidate, ketamine, succinylcholine and rocuronium, each as the label's range in mg and mL.
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Example
- Weight
- 80 kg
- Age
- 45 years
- Patient group
- Adult
- Ketamine concentration in hand
- 50 mg/mL
Result: 4 of 4 drugs have a labeled dose for this patient at 80 kg. Etomidate (2 mg/mL), induction: usual 0.3 mg/kg, 24 mg (12 mL); label range 0.2 to 0.6 mg/kg, 16 to 48 mg (8 to 24 mL). Injected over 30 to 60 seconds.
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What you enter
- Weight
- Age
- Patient group
- Ketamine concentration in hand
How this is calculated
Citation
FDA labels on DailyMed: AMIDATE (etomidate 0.2 to 0.6 mg/kg, above 10 years), KETALAR (ketamine 1 to 4.5 mg/kg intravenously; 16 years and over), ANECTINE (succinylcholine 0.3 to 1.1 mg/kg; pediatric 1 or 2 mg/kg) and Rocuronium Bromide Injection (0.6 mg/kg; rapid sequence 0.6 to 1.2 mg/kg). Read the sources: AMIDATE label ↗, KETALAR label ↗, ANECTINE label ↗, Rocuronium Bromide Injection label ↗
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