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Filter by:The goal of this Randomized controlled double-blinded trial is to compare the addition of a ketamine infusion to placebo, when added to standard care in adult blunt trauma patients with multiple rib fractures. The main question it aims to answer are: • addition of low dose ketamine infusion (LDKI) decreases narcotic use • does LDKI impact pulmonary complications, readmission, or hospital length of stay Participants will receive usual standard of care with up to 48 hours of LDKI or placebo. If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare infusion of a saline infusion to LDKI to see if LDKI decreases need for narcotic analgesics use.
This is a prospective study carried out from 2018 to 2020 including patients aged ≥ 18 years, admitted for isolated chest trauma. Each patient received a nebulization of 10 mg morphine. If Visual Analog Score (VAS) assessed after 10 minutes still> 4, nebulization was repeated every 10 minutes until pain relief. At 30 minutes, VAS> 4 means failure.