Low-dose ketamine vs morphine for acute pain in the ED: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 402-408

  Miller, Joshua P ^a,b   Schauer, Steven G ^a,c   Ganem, Victoria J ^a   Bebarta, Vikhyat S ^a  

^a SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Alegent Heallth Bergan Mercy Medical Center   (United States)

^c Bayne Jones Army Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; MORPHINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RICHMOND AGITATION SEDATION SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; VITAL SIGN; ACUTE PAIN; ADOLESCENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930317619     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.12.058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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