ketamine

What is facilitated intubation, and what should you know?

Today 52 in 52 looks at the FAKT trial, or adding fentanyl to ketamine and rocuronium for intubation.

Among the presentations seen in the ED, few command the same respect as status epilepticus. It is, in itself, both a diagnostic dilemma and, at times, a therapeutic nightmare.

The ideal pharmacologic agent for controlling agitated patients is often debated. Ketamine and dexmedetomidine are two newer drugs that are starting to be used more frequently in the management of agitation in the emergency department.

This edition of Pain Profiles looks at the recent GERIKET trial evaluating subdissociative-dose ketamine in geriatric patients. 

Emergency medicine loves ketamine for a variety of conditions, but what about continuous infusions?

This week’s Pain Profiles post by Dr. David Cisewski evaluates ketamine versus prochlorperazine for headache in the ED, with expert commentary from Dr. Sergey Motov.

Today’s post in the Pain Profiles series by Dr. David Cisewski evaluates a medication being used more and more in the ED: ketamine. How can you optimize your use of this medication for patient analgesia?

“Ketamine provides excellent analgesia with no or minimal effects on perception or emotion”

We are very excited to bring you a post from Reuben Strayer, MD (@emupdates) on ketamine as an alternative to opiates for pain relief in the ED. The discussion highlights indications for use, dosing recommendations, and how to avoid potentiating the medication’s psychiatric effects.