Prolonged pre-procedure fasting time is unnecessary when using titrated intravenous ketamine for paediatric procedural sedation

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-150

  Treston, Greg ^a,b  

^a ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Fasting; Ketamine; Paediatric; Procedural sedation

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE;

AGE; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CHILD; DIET RESTRICTION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION;

EID: 2342622565     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2004.00583.x     Document Type: Article

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