Rapid sequence intubation drug doses
Weight-based induction and paralytic doses with the weight each should use.
Inputs
0 of 3SexUsed by the equation
Actual (total) body weight
When to use
- Preparing RSI drugs.
Pearls and pitfalls
- Reduce induction doses in shock (often by half for propofol; ketamine 0.5–1 mg/kg).
- Succinylcholine is contraindicated with hyperkalemia risk (burns or crush over 24 h, denervation, myopathies).
- Sugammadex 16 mg/kg reverses rocuronium immediately.
Why use
Uses the right weight scalar for each drug, a common error in obesity.
Dose = mg/kg × the weight that drug is dosed on (actual, ideal, or lean)