Efficacy and safety of ketamine alone and ketamine-dexmedetomidine combination for sedation for brain computed tomography in paediatric patients with head injuries: A retrospective study.
Jaeyeon YoonJu Ok ParkHyeonyoung SongChoung Ah LeeSoon-Joo WangHang A ParkPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2024)
Our findings indicated that a combination of IM ketamine-dexmedetomidine provides effective sedation for paediatric patients undergoing brain CT without significant adverse events. Further research is needed to investigate the potential benefits of using lower doses of ketamine in combination.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- pain management
- patients undergoing
- intensive care unit
- emergency department
- positron emission tomography
- white matter
- cardiac surgery
- dual energy
- mechanical ventilation
- image quality
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance
- chronic pain
- multiple sclerosis
- acute kidney injury
- risk assessment
- blood brain barrier
- pet ct