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Pediatric emergency care · Apr 2006
Case ReportsRecurrent episodes of intractable laryngospasm during dissociative sedation with intramuscular ketamine.
- Virginia Grace Cohen and Baruch Krauss.
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
- Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006 Apr 1;22(4):247-9.
AbstractWe report 2 cases of dissociative sedation with intramuscular ketamine with recurrent episodes of laryngospasm that we were unable to ventilate with bag-mask ventilation, in 1 case leading to endotracheal intubation to protect the airway. Supplemental oxygen was given throughout the sedations, and ventilatory status was noninvasively monitored on a continuous basis, providing detailed and objective documentation of the patients' clinical status throughout the sedations. We were, therefore, able to rapidly assess and confirm apnea, laryngospasm, and airway dysfunction.
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