Ketamine or Etomidate for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults

Among critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation, the use of ketamine to induce anesthesia did not result in a significantly lower incidence of in-hospital death by day 28 than etomidate. (Funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and others; RSI ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT05277896.).