Comparison of N2O Inhalation and Ketamine in Pediatric PSA

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

• Ketamine provides effective and relatively safe sedation analgesia for primary closure of lacerated pediatric patients

• However, deep sedation and adverse effects suggest the opportunity to develop alternative strategies

• We compared the efficacy and adverse effects of ketamine to those of N2O gas for analgesia and anxiolysis during primary repair of lacerated pediatric patients

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital
• Treatments: Ketamine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pediatric patients with lacerated wound

Exclusion Criteria:

• Contraindication of ketamine or N2O gas

• A wound around eye and mouth