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- Susana Capapé, Elena Mora, Santiago Mintegui, Silvia García, Mikel Santiago, and Javier Benito.
- Paediatric Emergency Department, Hospital de Cruces, Plaza de Cruces s/n, Bizkaia, Spain. scapape@hcru.osakidetza.net
- Eur J Emerg Med. 2008 Apr 1;15(2):92-4.
AbstractThe use of ketamine for pediatric sedation in the Emergency Department for painful procedures has become increasingly popular. Ketamine is a safe and effective sedative for diagnostic or therapeutic procedures in the Emergency Department. Sedation with this dissociative agent produces a rapid onset action, potent analgesia, adequate sedation, amnesia and minimal side effects. We report a case of prolonged sedation and airway complications after administration of an inadvertent intramuscular ketamine overdose in a healthy child.
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