Ketofol Versus Fentofol for Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Sedation and pain medication is required when bone fractures need to be fixed in the
emergency department (ED). Many drugs have been used safely as single agents or in
combination for the sedation of children. These drugs include Propofol, Ketamine and
Fentanyl. However each of these medications has side effects and drawbacks. The combination
of Propofol and Fentanyl (Fentofol) has never been compared directly with the combination of
Propofol and Ketamine (Ketofol) for painful procedures in the ED, and the goal of this study
is to determine which combination works better. The primary outcome of this study is to
determine which drug combination has a shorter time from onset of sedation to full recovery.
The investigators hypothesize that Fentofol will have shorter sedation to recovery times.