title: Prolonged sedation and airway complications after administration of an inadvertent ketamine overdose in emergency department.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Emergency Department, Hospital de Cruces, Plaza de Cruces s/n, Bizkaia, Spain. scapape@hcru.osakidetza.net
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Capapé
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mintegui
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Mikel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benito
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative; D007649:Ketamine