Publications by authors named "Madeline McGrath"
Objective: To compare patient satisfaction with anesthesia after first-trimester surgical abortion among patients receiving intravenous (IV) ketamine compared with IV fentanyl for procedural sedation.
Methods: This was a randomized noninferiority trial comparing IV ketamine to IV fentanyl for first-trimester surgical abortion up to 13 6/7 weeks of gestation. Patients were randomized to receive either ketamine 200-500 micrograms/kg IV over 2 minutes, repeated every 5 minutes until appropriate analgesia was achieved, or fentanyl 0.