Ketamine Safety and Use in the Emergency Department for Pain and Agitation/Delirium: A Health System Experience
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Mo, Hanjie; Campbell, Matthew J.; Fertel, Baruch S.; Lam, Simon W.; Wells, Elizabeth J.; Casserly, Elizabeth; Meldon, Stephen W.
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Introduction: Two protocols were developed to guide the use of subdissociative dose ketamine (SDDK) for analgesia and dissociative sedation ketamine for severe agitation/excited delirium in the emergency department (ED). We sought to evaluate the safety of these protocols implemented in 18 EDs within a large health system.
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2020
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
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21/2
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Mo, Hanjie; Campbell, Matthew J.; Fertel, Baruch S.; Lam, Simon W.; Wells, Elizabeth J.; Casserly, Elizabeth; Meldon, Stephen W.