Predictors of emesis in children undergoing procedural sedation with intramuscular ketamine in a paediatric emergency department

摘要

INTRODUCTIONEmesis is one of the most common adverse events associated with ketamine sedation. However, its predictors have not been clearly studied among Asian children. This study aimed to determine the incidence and predictors of emesis in children undergoing intramuscular (IM) ketamine sedation in an emergency department (ED) in Singapore and to identify high-risk groups, so that antiemetics may be administered prophylactically.