Optimal Dosing of Ketamine for Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in Children
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
There is a wide variation of published IV ketamine dosing regimens used for procedural
sedation in children in the Emergency Department (ED). The purpose of the study was to
compare the efficacy, duration of sedation and adverse events between the three commonly
administered doses of IV ketamine (1 mg/kg, 1.5 mg/kg and 2 mg/kg) using the traditional
administration method of 30-60 second infusion for ED sedation in children.