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Revision as of 17:09, 19 June 2015
Sedative agents
Fentanyl/Versed
- Designed for moderate sedation
- If titrate to deep sedation, when painful stimulus stops may become apneic
- Duration = 30min
Etomidate/Fentanyl
- Similar to versed/fentanyl but better b/c of shorter duration of action
- Good for brief sedation if don't have access to propofol
- E.g. shoulder/hip reduction, cardioversion
- Dose fentanyl first: 0.5-1mcg/kg
- Etomidate 0.15mg/kg (8-10mg avg)
- Wears off in 6min
Propofol
Ketamine
Ketofol
Brevital
- Dose 1-1.5 mg/kg
- Onset < 1 minute; Duration 10 minutes
- No analgesic effect
- Beware of laryngospasm (3 syringe method)