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Rapid Agitation Control With Ketamine in the Emergency Department: A Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial

Rapid Agitation Control With Ketamine in the Emergency Department: A Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial

by Elyssia Adamo, Hans Rosenberg | Dec 30, 2021 | Full Article, Journal Club, mental health, psychiatry, Toxicology

Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Barbic D, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Aug 2:S0196-0644(21)00433-9. Question and Methods: Randomized, single center, blinded clinical trial comparing the rapidity of onset, level of sedation and adverse effect profile of Ketamine...
Efficacy of ketamine for initial control of acute agitation in the emergency department: A randomized study

Efficacy of ketamine for initial control of acute agitation in the emergency department: A randomized study

by Maeghan Fu, Hans Rosenberg | Nov 29, 2021 | Journal Club

Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Lin J, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Jun;44:306-311. Question and Methods: Open-label prospective study comparing the efficacy and safety of ketamine versus haloperidol plus lorazepam in the treatment of acute combative agitation in...
EMOttawa’s Top 10 Posts of 2020

EMOttawa’s Top 10 Posts of 2020

by Shahbaz Syed | Dec 10, 2020 | Airway, COVID-19, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infographics, Resuscitation, Trauma

I think we’re all pretty much ready for the end of 2020, what a year it has been. It seems fitting that our most viewed article here at EMOttawa this year was on the management of hemorrhoids. Taking a walk down memory lane, we present our 10 most popular posts...
Subdissociative‐dose Ketamine Is Effective for Treating Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Pain

Subdissociative‐dose Ketamine Is Effective for Treating Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Pain

by Hans Rosenberg | Feb 24, 2020 | Anesthesiology, Journal Club

Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 2.5 /5 Lumanauw DD, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2019 Sep;26(9):1044-1051. doi: 10.1111/acem.13755. Epub 2019 Apr 29. Question and Methods: A randomized placebo-controlled trial to determine if sub-dissociative dose Ketamine (SDDK) is effective...
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Ketamine as an Alternative to Opioids for Acute Pain in the Emergency Department

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Ketamine as an Alternative to Opioids for Acute Pain in the Emergency Department

by Hans Rosenberg | Feb 4, 2019 | Anesthesiology, Full Article, Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Karlow N, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 Oct;25(10):1086-1097. Question and Methods: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis of low dose ketamine (LDK 0.3 – 0.5mg/kg) vs opioids for acute pain...
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