Prolonged sedation and airway complications after administration of an inadvertent ketamine overdose in emergency department.
The use of ketamine for pediatric sedation in the Emergency Department for painful procedures has become increasingly popular. Ketamine is a safe and effective sedative for diagnostic or therapeutic procedures in the Emergency Department. Sedation with this dissociative agent produces a rapid onset action, potent analgesia, adequate sedation, amnesia and minimal side effects. We report a case of prolonged sedation and airway complications after administration of an inadvertent intramuscular ketamine overdose in a healthy child.
Capapé
Susana
S
Paediatric Emergency Department, Hospital de Cruces, Plaza de Cruces s/n, Bizkaia, Spain. scapape@hcru.osakidetza.net
Mora
Elena
E
Mintegui
Santiago
S
García
Silvia
S
Santiago
Mikel
M
Benito
Javier
J
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D062787:Drug Overdose; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007649:Ketamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative; D007649:Ketamine