Independent dosing of propofol and ketamine may improve procedural sedation compared with the combination "ketofol"

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 257-

  Shy, Bradley D ^a   Strayer, Reuben J ^a   Howland, Mary Ann ^b,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; PROPOFOL;

DRUG FORMULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION;

ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; PROPOFOL;

EID: 84872586299     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.07.130     Document Type: Letter

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