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*Etomidate 0.15mg/kg (8-10mg avg)
*Etomidate 0.15mg/kg (8-10mg avg)
**Wears off in 6min
**Wears off in 6min
===Brevital (Methohexital)===
*Suppress the reticular activating center in the brainstem and cerebral cortex, thereby causing sedation
*Sedation and amnesia, no analgesia
*Dose fentanyl first: 0.5-1mcg/kg
*Initial dose 0.75 to 1mg/kg IV
*Repeat doses of 0.5mg/kg IV can be given every two minutes.
*Immediate onset, duration <10 minutes


===Propofol/Ketamine (Ketofol)===
===Propofol/Ketamine (Ketofol)===

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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

Brevital (Methohexital)

  • Suppress the reticular activating center in the brainstem and cerebral cortex, thereby causing sedation
  • Sedation and amnesia, no analgesia
  • Dose fentanyl first: 0.5-1mcg/kg
  • Initial dose 0.75 to 1mg/kg IV
  • Repeat doses of 0.5mg/kg IV can be given every two minutes.
  • Immediate onset, duration <10 minutes

Propofol/Ketamine (Ketofol)

  • 1:1 mixture of ketamine and propofol[1]
  • Theorized that side-effect profiles counter one another
  • Dose: 0.5mg/kg propofol with 0.5mg/kg ketamine (may be mixed in same syringe)
  1. Andolfatto G, Abu-Laban RB, Zed PJ, et al. Ketamine-propofol combination (ketofol) versus propofol alone for emergency department procedural sedation and analgesia: a randomized double-blind trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2012; 59(6): 504-12.e1-2. PMID: 22401952