Prehospital Ketamine Administration for Excited Delirium with Illicit Substance Co-Ingestion and Subsequent Intubation in the Emergency Department.

Joshua J Solano Lisa M Clayton Daniel J ParksShayne E PolleyPatrick G Hughes Charles H Hennekens Richard D Shih Scott M Alter

Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2021)

Patients treated with ketamine IM for excited delirium with concomitant cocaine intoxication had a statistically significant 5.75-fold increased rate of subsequent intubation in the ED. Amongst other substances, no other trends with intubation were noted, but further study is warranted.

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emergency department
cardiac arrest
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hip fracture
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