The pain management of trauma patients in the emergency department

A Fabbri, A Voza, A Riccardi, S Serra… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

A systematic review and meta‐analysis of ketamine as an alternative to opioids for acute pain in the emergency department

N Karlow, CH Schlaepfer, CRT Stoll… - Academic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Opioids are commonly prescribed in the emergency department (ED) for the
treatment of acute pain. Analgesic alternatives are being explored in response to an …

Ketamine Versus Etomidate and Peri‐intubation Hypotension: A National Emergency Airway Registry Study

MD April, A Arana, SG Schauer… - Academic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The hemodynamic impact of induction agents is a critically important
consideration in emergency intubations. We assessed the relationship between peri …

Intravenous subdissociative-dose ketamine versus morphine for analgesia in the emergency department: a randomized controlled trial

S Motov, B Rockoff, V Cohen, I Pushkar… - Annals of emergency …, 2015 - Elsevier
Study objective We assess and compare the analgesic efficacy and safety of subdissociative
intravenous-dose ketamine with morphine in emergency department (ED) patients. Methods …

Comparative effectiveness of analgesics to reduce acute pain in the prehospital setting

DM Sobieraj, BK Martinez, B Miao… - Prehospital …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Ultrasound-guided selective peripheral nerve block compared with the sub-dissociative dose of ketamine for analgesia in patients with extremity injuries

CR Mohanty, JJ Varghese, R Panda, S Sahoo… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Study objective To compare the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided selective peripheral
nerve block (PNB) and sub-dissociative dose ketamine (SDK) for management of acute pain …

Effect of intranasal ketamine vs fentanyl on pain reduction for extremity injuries in children: the PRIME randomized clinical trial

TM Frey, TA Florin, M Caruso, N Zhang, Y Zhang… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Timely analgesia is critical for children with injuries presenting to the emergency
department, yet pain control efforts are often inadequate. Intranasal administration of pain …

Low‐dose ketamine for acute pain control in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

N Balzer, SL McLeod, C Walsh… - Academic Emergency …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective There has been increased interest in the use of low‐dose ketamine (LDK) as an
alternative analgesic for the management of acute pain in the emergency department (ED) …

A review of current and emerging approaches to pain management in the emergency department

KH Todd - Pain and therapy, 2017 - Springer
Introduction Pain is the most common symptom prompting an emergency department visit
and emergency physicians are responsible for managing both acute pain and acute …

Narrative review: low-dose ketamine for Pain Management

A Riccardi, M Guarino, S Serra… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pain is the leading cause of medical consultations and occurs in 50–70% of emergency
department visits. To date, several drugs have been used to manage pain. The clinical use …