Efficacy and safety of ketamine alone and ketamine-dexmedetomidine combination for sedation for brain computed tomography in paediatric patients with head injuries: A retrospective study.
Jaeyeon YoonJu Ok ParkHyeonyoung SongChoung Ah LeeSoon-Joo WangHang A ParkPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2024)
Our findings indicated that a combination of IM ketamine-dexmedetomidine provides effective sedation for paediatric patients undergoing brain CT without significant adverse events. Further research is needed to investigate the potential benefits of using lower doses of ketamine in combination.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- pain management
- patients undergoing
- intensive care unit
- white matter
- emergency department
- positron emission tomography
- resting state
- dual energy
- cardiac surgery
- image quality
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- mechanical ventilation
- cerebral ischemia
- magnetic resonance
- acute kidney injury
- blood brain barrier
- brain injury
- optic nerve
- pet ct