Ketamine for sedation in acutely painful procedures in Kenya: findings after implementation of the Every Second Matters-Ketamine package

• Main Authors: Moytrayee Guha, MPH (Author), Sebastian Suarez, DrMD (Author), Moshood O Omotayo, PhD (Author), Daniel I Sessler, MD (Author), Khama Rogo, MD (Author), Taha Yusufali, MD (Author), Thomas F Burke, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Adequate pain management for painful procedures improves the quality and safety of patient care and has become accepted as a basic human right. In low-resource settings, pain relief for painful procedures is scarce because of cultural, attitudinal, legal, and system-related reasons, as w...