Title: What is the optimal dosing for IV ketamine for moderate sedation in children?<br/>Author: Jenny Guyther<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/314/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Using 1.5 mg/kg or 2 mg/kg of IV ketamine led to less redosing compared to using 1 mg/kg IV.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Kannikeswaran et al. Optimal dosing of intravenous ketamine for procedural sedation in children in the ED – a randomized control trial. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 24 (2016) 1347-1353.</span></p>
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