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...
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...
by Jim Yang, Richard Hoang | Oct 18, 2018 | Airway, Anesthesiology, Grand Round Summaries, Pediatrics
Procedural sedation is commonly performed in the Emergency Department. It is a critical tool that helps facilitate unpleasant but often necessary procedures that our patients would otherwise not tolerate. However, procedural sedation is also an extraordinarily...
by emottawa | Jan 6, 2016 | Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
You deftly sweep the tongue aside, slide into the vallecula, lift the epiglottis, and have a great view of the cords. You smoothly pass the tube, secure it, and walk away – a superstar. Meanwhile your nurses wonder “what now?” as your patient begins to wake up pulls...
