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Longer Lasting Pain Relief With Morphine vs Low-Dose Ketamine for Acute Pain Patients in the ED

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June 2021

Longer Lasting Pain Relief With Morphine vs Low-Dose Ketamine for Acute Pain Patients in the ED

Vol: 43| Issue: 1| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Low-dose Ketamine For Acute Pain Control in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Apr;28(4): 444-454.

Contributing Authors:
N Balzer SL McLeod C Walsh K Grewal

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Synopsis

Seventeen randomized controlled trials containing a total of 757 patients presenting to the emergency department with acute pain were included in this meta-analysis comparing an administration of intravenous low-dose ketamine (n=380) to intravenous morphine (n=377) for pain management. The primary outcome of interest was pain on a numeric pain reporting scale (NPRS) within 15 mins of analgesic adm...

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