Rescue Intubation in the Emergency Department After Prehospital Ketamine Administration for Agitation.
Daniel J ParksScott M AlterRichard D ShihJoshua J SolanoPatrick G HughesLisa M ClaytonPublished in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2020)
The observed rate of intubation in patients receiving prehospital ketamine for agitation was 16.3%. Study data did not reveal an age or dose-dependent rate of intubation. Further research should be conducted to compare the airway intervention rate of agitated patients receiving ketamine versus other sedatives in a controlled fashion.