Risk Factors for Sedation-related Events During Acute Agitation Management in the Emergency Department.

Celene Y L Yap David McDonald TaylorDavid C M KongJonathan C KnottSimone E Taylornull null

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2019)

Sedation-related AEs are common, especially respiratory events. Elderly patients, sedation with multiple sedatives within 60 minutes, and alcohol intoxication increased the risk.

Keyphrases

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