Association between pre-procedural anxiety and vomiting in children who undergo procedural sedation and analgesia in the emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Children presenting to the emergency department (ED) often require procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) prior to procedures. Although ketamine is used widely for PSA safely, there is a risk of adverse effects. Among them, vomiting is significant as it occurs in about 10% of patients and can potentially endanger the airway. Because there is evidence that post-operative complications might be due to anxiety prior to the operation, this study aims to investigate the association between pre-procedural anxiety and vomiting in the ED.

Methods

In this cohort study, a convenient sample of children aged 2 to 14 years who were a candidate for PSA with ketamine in the ED were enrolled. Anxiety was evaluated using the short version of the modified Yale preoperative anxie

SUBMITTER: Mahmoodi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11462956 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature