| Autor: |
Campbell SG, Petrie DA, MacKinley RP, Froese P, Warren DA, Kovacs GJ, Urquhart DG, Magee KD, Advanced Care Paramedics of the QEII |
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Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care; 2008, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p1-12, 12p |
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IntroductionProcedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is accepted as a standard of care in emergency departments (ED). PSA requires careful monitoring of a patient's cardio-respiratory status, and an ability to act immediately and appropriately in the event of any untoward event. The knowledge and skills necessary for this are a natural extension of the expertise of Advanced Care Paramedics (ACP). We report a series of PSA's conducted by ACPs over a 19 month period at a busy teaching hospital. MethodsThis is a retrospective descriptive study presenting data from a registry recording details of all cases of ACP-facilitated PSA conducted in our ED between August 1, 2004 and February 28, 2006. Baseline characteristics, indication for the procedure, medications used and adverse events are reported. Results1334 ACP-facilitated PSAs were conducted during the period. According to definitions used by this study, 'desaturation'- a SaO2 of < 90% at any time during the procedure in patients with an initial SaO2 of >/- 95% occurred in only 11 (0.9%) patients, and 'hypotension' -- systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 85 mm Hg in patients with an initial SBP >/- 100 mm Hg occurred in 0.6% of patients. One significant adverse event was recorded, that of pulmonary aspiration. Medications used for PSA included fentanyl (94.1% of cases), propofol (65.5%), midazolam (36.7%) and ketamine (2.2%). ConclusionsPSA conducted in the ED by specifically trained ACPs is not associated with a significant number of adverse effects. This role should be recognized and subjected to further study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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