Use of Ketamine for Sedation and Analgesia in the Emergency Department Compared to Alternatives: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis
Majed Alawe Alotaibi, Auday A. Alkhunaizi, Khalid Abdulaziz Alsunidy, Shatha Yahya Alothaimeen & Saud Hassan Shuraym · Asian Journal of Medical Principles and Clinical Practice · 2023
To carry out painful treatments in the ED successfully, procedural sedation is required. The two most widely utilised drugs are ketamine and benzodiazepines/opioids, with ketamine offering sufficient analgesia and maintaining airway muscle tone. While benzodiazepines and opioids...
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