STUDY OBJECTIVES: Ketamine is widely used as a procedural sedation agent in pediatrics,
where its safety and efficacy are supported by numerous studies. Emergency physicians use …

Objectives This was a systematic review and meta‐analysis to evaluate the incidence of
adverse events in adults undergoing procedural sedation in the emergency department …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We determine whether a 1: 1 mixture of ketamine and propofol (ketofol)
for emergency department (ED) procedural sedation results in a 13% or more absolute …

ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011; 18: 237–245© 2011 by the Society for
Academic Emergency Medicine Abstract Objectives: The objective was to evaluate the …

Objectives: The authors sought to compare the safety and efficacy of subdissociative‐dose
ketamine versus fentanyl as adjunct analgesics for emergency department (ED) procedural …

Objectives: To evaluate the use of intravenous ketamine for procedural sedation in adults
attending the emergency department. Methods: A prospective study was performed over a 2 …

Background Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is used frequently in the emergency
department (ED) to facilitate painful procedures and interventions. Capnography, a …

Four studies 1-4 in this issue of Annals substantially advance our understanding of
procedural sedation and analgesia and further underscore the leadership role played by …

Objective: To review the evidence for the use of ketamine in adult emergency medicine for
procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) and rapid sequence intubation (RSI), as well as to …

Objective: To determine the nature, incidence and risk factors for sedation‐related events
during ED procedural sedation, with particular focus on the drugs administered. Methods …