The PICHFORK (Pain InCHildren Fentanyl OR Ketamine) trial comparing the efficacy of intranasal ketamine and fentanyl in the relief of moderate to severe pain in children with limb injuries: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Background: The effectiveness of intranasal (IN) fentanyl as an analgesic for painful pediatric limb injuries in the Emergency Department (ED) has been reported previously. However, efficacy of IN ketamine in sub-dissociative doses is not well studied in the ED setting. A non-blinded pilot study und...

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Main Authors: Graudins, A., Meek, R., Egerton-Warburton, Diana, Seith, R., Furness, T., Chapman, Rose
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16052