[Ketamine for medically-delegated analgesia in the Emergency Department].

François JardotIvana PetreskaVincent Della SantaEric P Heymann

Published in: Revue medicale suisse (2023)

Ketamine has the optimal characteristics for use in an Emergency Department. Added in 2020 to the Emergency Department's medically delegated analgesia protocol of the Cantonal Hospital of Neuchâtel (RHNe), it has become a valuable ally for the management of acute pain. The purpose of this article is to present the advantages of its use in an Emergency Department by means of a review of evidence and experience.

Keyphrases

emergency department
pain management
adverse drug
chronic pain
healthcare
randomized controlled trial
liver failure
ultrasound guided
neuropathic pain
spinal cord
respiratory failure
spinal cord injury
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation
electronic health record