Ketamine Use In The Emergency Department (ACEP Guideline)

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Tom Wade MD

Clinical Practice Guideline for Emergency Department Dissociative Sedation: 2011 Update. [PubMed Abstract]  [Full Text PDF is from EM Updates, Dr Reuben Strayer’s incredibly useful emergency medicine site]. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 May;57(5):449-61. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.11.030. Epub 2011 Jan 21.

The above article is outstanding and I have included Figure 1 which summarizes the article:

ACEP 2011 Guideline1

ACEP 2011 Guideline2

See also Laryngospasm After Ketamine from Resus.me–Resuscitation Medicine Education

See also Taming the Ketamine Tiger, January 27th, 2011, from Dr. Reuben Strayer’s blog, Emergency Medicine Updates.

 

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