Ketamine use for acute agitation in the emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 712-719

  Hopper, Austin B ^a   Vilke, Gary M ^a,b   Castillo, Edward M ^a,b   Campillo, Ashleigh ^a   Davie, Timothy ^a,c   Wilson, Michael P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c Maricopa Integrated Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; agitation; control; ketamine; vital signs

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; KETAMINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; OLANZAPINE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VITAL SIGN; AGGRESSION; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPLICATION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930178404     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.02.019     Document Type: Article

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