Ketamine is a phencyclidine derivative, which functions primarily as an antagonist of the N-
methyl-d-aspartate receptor. It has no affinity for gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors in the …

After nearly half a century on the market, ketamine still occupies a unique corner in the
medical armamentarium of anesthesiologists or clinicians treating pain. Over the last two …

The vast majority of injured patients suffer from pain. Systematic assessment of pain on
admission to the emergency department (ED) is a cornerstone of translating the best …

Study objective We assess and compare the analgesic efficacy and safety of subdissociative
intravenous-dose ketamine with morphine in emergency department (ED) patients. Methods …

Objectives Low‐dose ketamine has been used perioperatively for pain control and may be a
useful adjunct to intravenous (IV) opioids in the control of acute pain in the emergency …

The role of ketamine anesthesia in the prehospital, emergency department and operating
theater settings is not well defined. A nonsystematic review of ketamine was performed by …

Objectives To compare the maximum change in numeric rating scale (NRS) pain scores, in
patients receiving low-dose ketamine (LDK) or morphine (MOR) for acute pain in the …

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess comparative effectiveness and harms
of opioid and nonopioid analgesics for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain in the …

Introduction Pain is the most common symptom prompting an emergency department visit
and emergency physicians are responsible for managing both acute pain and acute …

Although the majority of potentially preventable fatalities among US combat forces serving in
Afghanistan and Iraq have died from hemorrhagic shock, the majority of US medics carry …