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

How to Cite

OrthoEvidence. Longer Lasting Pain Relief With Morphine vs Low-Dose Ketamine for Acute Pain Patients in the ED. ACE Report. 2021;43(1):1. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/13616

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...