BACKGROUND： We describe our experience of utilizing sub-dissociative dose ketamine （SDK） in managing a variety of acute and chronic painful conditions in the emergency department （ED）. METHODS： A descriptive st...BACKGROUND： We describe our experience of utilizing sub-dissociative dose ketamine （SDK） in managing a variety of acute and chronic painful conditions in the emergency department （ED）. METHODS： A descriptive study was conducted in our ED over a period of seven years （2010-2016） by retrospectively reviewing charts of patients aged 18 and older presenting to the ED with painful complaints and receiving SDK analgesia. Primary data analyses included type of SDK administration （intravenous push [IVP], short-infusion [SI] or continuous infusion [CI]）, dosing, rates of analgesic utilization before and after SDK administration, and adverse effects. RESULTS： Three hundred sixty-two patients were enrolled in the study. Mean ketamine doses given by IVP, St and CI were 26.3 rag, 23.4 rag, and 11.3 rag. The mean duration of CI was 135.87 minutes. The percentage of patients not requiring post-SDK analgesia increased by 16%, 18%, and 37% in IVP, SI and CI groups. Adverse effects were recorded for 13% of patients. CONCLUSION： SDK administered by IVP, SI, and CI in the ED for a variety of painful conditions is a feasible analgesic modality in the ED that is associated with a decrease in overall requirements of post-ketamine analgesia and opioid sparing.展开更多
The use of opioid analgesics has created an opioid addiction epidemic in the United States and around the world. One of the main responsibilities of the emergency department is to address acute pain. In this paper we ...The use of opioid analgesics has created an opioid addiction epidemic in the United States and around the world. One of the main responsibilities of the emergency department is to address acute pain. In this paper we examine the use of low dose ketamine as a safe substitute for opioid analgesics. Types of pain are identified using prior established taxonomy, followed by discussing types of management and treatments. The opioid epidemic and its societal implications are considered. We also examine the side effects of ketamine and the use of ketamine as an adjunct to analgesics used for pain control. Recommendations and considerations for the use of ketamine are suggested, and a low dose ketamine administration sample hospital policy is reviewed.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND： We describe our experience of utilizing sub-dissociative dose ketamine （SDK） in managing a variety of acute and chronic painful conditions in the emergency department （ED）. METHODS： A descriptive study was conducted in our ED over a period of seven years （2010-2016） by retrospectively reviewing charts of patients aged 18 and older presenting to the ED with painful complaints and receiving SDK analgesia. Primary data analyses included type of SDK administration （intravenous push [IVP], short-infusion [SI] or continuous infusion [CI]）, dosing, rates of analgesic utilization before and after SDK administration, and adverse effects. RESULTS： Three hundred sixty-two patients were enrolled in the study. Mean ketamine doses given by IVP, St and CI were 26.3 rag, 23.4 rag, and 11.3 rag. The mean duration of CI was 135.87 minutes. The percentage of patients not requiring post-SDK analgesia increased by 16%, 18%, and 37% in IVP, SI and CI groups. Adverse effects were recorded for 13% of patients. CONCLUSION： SDK administered by IVP, SI, and CI in the ED for a variety of painful conditions is a feasible analgesic modality in the ED that is associated with a decrease in overall requirements of post-ketamine analgesia and opioid sparing.
文摘The use of opioid analgesics has created an opioid addiction epidemic in the United States and around the world. One of the main responsibilities of the emergency department is to address acute pain. In this paper we examine the use of low dose ketamine as a safe substitute for opioid analgesics. Types of pain are identified using prior established taxonomy, followed by discussing types of management and treatments. The opioid epidemic and its societal implications are considered. We also examine the side effects of ketamine and the use of ketamine as an adjunct to analgesics used for pain control. Recommendations and considerations for the use of ketamine are suggested, and a low dose ketamine administration sample hospital policy is reviewed.
