Sedoanalgesia With Ketamine in the Emergency Department: Factors Associated With Unsatisfactory Effectiveness.

Objective: Ketamine is a safe and widely used sedative and analgesic in children. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the response to sedoanalgesia for painful procedures in the pediatric emergency department.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in children younger than 16 years who underwent painful procedures with intravenous/intranasal ketamine between January 2016 and December 2022.