title: [Sedation and analgesia at the emergency room]
abstract: OBJECTIVES: To present research data about the adverse effects of pain and agitation in the emergency room with the best therapeutic options.METHODS: Review of the literature, covering some of the most important studies about analgesia and sedation in the emergency room, and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the most important drugs.RESULTS: The metabolic responses, scales of evaluation of pain and anxiety and the different clinical situations in the emergency room are presented, inluding also the main drugs to be used.CONCLUSIONS: In the situations of stress in the emergency room we should not underestimate the clinical situations that cause pain and anxiety.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Troster