Ketamine as a Prehospital Analgesic: A Systematic Review.

Akhil BansalMatthew MillerIan FergusonBrian Burns

Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2020)

Overall, ketamine as a prehospital analgesic may be best used in combination with opioids to reduce opioid requirement. It is suggested that future studies should use a standardized approach to measuring pain reduction. Future studies should also investigate short-term side effects and long-term complications or benefits of prehospital ketamine.

Keyphrases

pain management
cardiac arrest
chronic pain
trauma patients
emergency medical
neuropathic pain
current status
case control
anti inflammatory
risk factors