Association between pre-procedural anxiety and vomiting in children who undergo procedural sedation and analgesia in the emergency department.
BMC emergency medicine October 9, 2024 Elham Mahmoodi, Seyed Hossein Seyed Hosseini Davarani, Sarah Yang et al. 1 citation
Children presenting to the emergency department (ED) often require procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) prior to procedures. Although ketamine is used widely for PSA safely, there is a risk of adverse effects. Among them, vomiting is significant as it occurs in about 10% of patients and can potentially endanger the airway. Because there is evidence that post-operative complications might be...