Tagged ‘Procedural Sedation’

Journal Review

Effect of Intranasal Ketamine Vs Fentanyl on Pain Reduction for Extremity Injuries in Children: The Prime Randomized Clinical Trial

Filed Under: Tags: , May 17th, 2019 Leave a Comment

Pain is typically under-treated in children. Intranasal administration of analgesics has the benefits of rapid, needleless administration and a more rapid onset compared to oral administration. Ketamine is used frequently by the intravenous or intramuscular route for procedural sedation due to its efficacy and safety.
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Journal Review

Propofol vs. Ketofol in PSA (The POKER Study)

Filed Under: Tags: , , , , , February 23rd, 2017 Leave a Comment

The ability to perform procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is essential to the practice of Emergency Medicine (EM). Which agent an Emergency Provider chooses to use depends on a variety of factors,
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Core

Procedural Sedation and Analgesia Resources

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This post reviews the concepts of procedural sedation + highlights resources from emupdates.com (PSA checklist + screencast trilogy)
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