Open AccessA comparison of ketamine versus etomidate for procedural sedation for the reduction of large joint dislocations
Author(s) -
Philip Salen,
Moses Grossman,
Michael D. Grossman,
Anthony Milazzo,
Jill Stoltzfus
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5151.183022
Subject(s) - medicine , ketamine , etomidate , sedation , anesthesia , clinical endpoint , surgery , randomized controlled trial , propofol
Ketamine and etomidate are used for procedural sedation (PS) to facilitate the performance of painful procedures. We hypothesized that ketamine produces adequate and comparable sedation conditions for dislocated large joint reduction when compared to etomidate and results in fewer adverse events.