Ketamine as an analgesic in the pre-hospital setting: A systematic review

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 638-643

  Jennings, Paul Andrew ^a,b   Cameron, P ^b   Bernard, S ^a,b  

^a Blackburn North   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CINAHL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIPLOPIA; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPHORIA; EMBASE; EMERGENCY CARE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; POSTTRAUMATIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOMITING;

ANALGESICS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; KETAMINE; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79959845984     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02446.x     Document Type: Review

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