IN Ketamine Vs IN Midazolam and Fentanyl for Abscess I&D

Summary

The general objective of this study is to determine whether intranasal ketamine should be incorporated into formulary as an option to treat pain during minor procedures in the pediatric emergency department.

Timeline

Start

2016-08

Primary completion

2017-03-23

Completion

2017-03-23

Publications

• Background Bailey B, Gravel J, Daoust R. Reliability of the visual analog scale in children with acute pain in the emergency department. Pain. 2012 Apr;153(4):839-842. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.01.006. Epub 2012 Feb 4.
• Results Afridi SK, Giffin NJ, Kaube H, Goadsby PJ. A randomized controlled trial of intranasal ketamine in migraine with prolonged aura. Neurology. 2013 Feb 12;80(7):642-7. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182824e66. Epub 2013 Jan 30.
• Results Andolfatto G, Willman E, Joo D, Miller P, Wong WB, Koehn M, Dobson R, Angus E, Moadebi S. Intranasal ketamine for analgesia in the emergency department: a prospective observational series. Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Oct;20(10):1050-4. doi: 10.1111/acem.12229.
• Results Del Pizzo J, Callahan JM. Intranasal medications in pediatric emergency medicine. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Jul;30(7):496-501; quiz 502-4. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000171.

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