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Filter by:Sedation is often needed for young children undergoing minor procedures in the emergency department (ED). Oral midazolam is one of the most commonly used regimens for children undergoing laceration repair but its sedative efficacy was shown to be suboptimal. In only one randomized controlled study oral ketamine has been used successfully for procedural sedation for laceration repair. A recent study showed that the combination of oral midazolam and oral ketamine provided deeper sedation compared with oral midazolam alone. However children treated wuth the combination of midazolam and ketamine required longer recovery Hypothesis: Oral ketamine can provide superior sedation to oral midazolam in children requiring sedation for laceration repair.
Following a recent publication by the authors [1], there is no standardized treatment regime for the treatment of lacerations of the olecranon or prepatellar bursa, although primary bursectomy seems to be the most common treatment regime in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The aim of this study is to prospectively follow patients who suffered from an acute traumatic laceration of the OB or PB treated, according to the local standards, either by bursectomy (Vie, AT) or bursal reconstruction and direct wound closure (Muc, GER). [1] Baumbach et al. Evaluation of the current treatment concepts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for acute traumatic lesions to the prepatellar and olecranon bursa. Injury (2012)
Background: Sedation is often needed for young children undergoing minor procedures in the emergency department (ED). Oral midazolam is one of the most commonly used regimens for children undergoing laceration repair but its sedative efficacy was shown to be suboptimal. In a few studies oral ketamine has been used successfully for procedural sedation as well. The efficacy of using a combination of oral midazolam and oral ketamine for procedural sedation has been studied only for invasive procedures in children with malignancies. No randomized controedll studies were performed using this sedative combination in children requiring laceration repair. Objectives: To determine the efficacy of adding oral ketamine to oral midazolam for procedural sedation in children requiring laceration repair compares to oral midazolam plus placebo. Design: A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study. Setting: Pediatric Emergency Department. Participants: Children 1 to 10 years with laceration requiring sedation. Interventions: Eligible patients will be randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups: oral midazolam plus oral placebo group and oral midazolam plus oral ketamine group. Both groups will be given the same volume of medications. Midazolam will be given orally in a dose of 0.5 mg/kg (max.-15 mg) with placebo or 0.5 mg/kg (max.- 15 mg) with oral ketamine in a dose of 5 mg/kg. The medical staff will be blinded to the treatment given. Patient monitoring will be conducted according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (APP) and the Israeli health ministry guidelines for monitoring and management of pediatric patients during and after sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Main outcome measures: Pain score: Visual Analog Score (VAS) - by parent. Data analysis: Descriptive statistics will be used to describe the study population. Data will be analyzed using t- tests for continuous data and Fisher exact test for categorical data. Key words: sedation, children, ketamine, midazolam, emergency department.
The objective of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of the HemCon GuardaCareXR compared to standard bandaging in subjects with post partum hemorrhage as a result of cervical and vaginal lacerations. The primary endpoint will be a cessation of bleeding at 30 minutes after insertion of the dressing.