BMC emergency medicine

ISSN 1471-227X

2 papers in the library · 4 citations · publishing 2024

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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...

DOI: 10.1186/s12873-024-01097-5 Full text Children Vomiting Pediatric sedation Anxiety in medicine +3

The impact of ketamine on emergency rapid sequence intubation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BMC emergency medicine September 27, 2024 Qinxue Hu, Xing Liu, Tao Xu et al. 3 citations

Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) is a crucial step in the resuscitation process for critically ill patients, and the judicious use of sedative drugs during RSI significantly influences the clinical outcomes of patients. Ketamine is a commonly used anesthetic sedative; however, its impact on the mortality of patients undergoing RSI has yielded inconsistent findings. Therefore, we conducted a...

DOI: 10.1186/s12873-024-01094-8 Full text Ketamine Mortality Rapid sequence intubation Resuscitation +5