Intubation of Profoundly Agitated Patients Treated with Prehospital Ketamine.

Travis D OlivesPaul C NystromJon B ColeKenneth W DoddJeffrey D Ho

Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2016)

Prehospital ketamine is associated with a high rate of endotracheal intubation in profoundly agitated patients; however, ketamine dosing is not associated with intubation rate when adjusted for potential confounders. It is likely that factors not included in this analysis, including both provider comfort with post-ketamine patients and anticipated clinical course, play a role in the decision to intubate patients who receive prehospital ketamine. Olives TD , Nystrom PC , Cole JB , Dodd KW , Ho JD . Intubation of profoundly agitated patients treated with prehospital ketamine. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2016;31(6):593-602.

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