Which Sedatives Are Best for Managing Severe Agitation in the Emergency Department?
Patients with severe agitation are frequently encountered in the emergency department (ED) setting. The first steps in…
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Which Sedatives Are Best for Managing Severe Agitation in the Emergency Department?
Patients with severe agitation are frequently encountered in the emergency department (ED) setting. The first steps in... -
10 of the Best Medical Journal Articles from 2018
If anything can be counted on to be constant in this world, it is change. Stacks upon... -
ACEP Coordinates Multidisciplinary Sedation Guideline
ACEP organized a multidisciplinary effort to create a clinical practice guideline specific to time-sensitive unscheduled procedural sedation, which differs...
10 of the Best Medical Journal Articles from 2018
If anything can be counted on to be constant in this world, it is change. Stacks upon…
ACEP Coordinates Multidisciplinary Sedation Guideline
ACEP organized a multidisciplinary effort to create a clinical practice guideline specific to time-sensitive unscheduled procedural sedation, which differs…
A 5-Step Approach to the Agitated Patient
We’re all familiar with the spike in cortisol levels we feel when faced with agitated patients in…
ACEP Hosts Meeting to Create Unscheduled-Sedation Guidelines
ACEP hosted a multidisciplinary group of health care providers who perform unscheduled sedation to create a set…
ACEP Leadership Addresses Sedation, Prudent Layperson Standard, and More
ACEP President Paul Kivela, MD, MBA, FACEP, President-Elect John Rogers, MD, FACEP, and ACEP staff met with…
Upper Respiratory Infection Tied to Adverse Events During Pediatric Sedation
Children with upper respiratory infections (URIs) are at greater risk of adverse events and airway interventions during…
Procedural Sedation Delays and NPO Status for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department
The Case An 8-year-old boy falls while playing ice hockey. He has an isolated distal radius fracture…
End-Tidal Capnography Can be Useful for Detecting Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Monitoring COPD
End-tidal capnography has gained momentum over the years as a standard for monitoring patients undergoing procedural sedation…
Ketamine Effective for Agitated, Aggressive Emergency Department Patients
Ketamine may be a safe and effective agent to sedate agitated and aggressive emergency department patients who…