The utilisation of procedural sedation and analgesia at a regional hospital emergency department in KwaZulu-Natal
Alicia Ackerman, Halalisiwe Khanyi, Seelan Pillay · 2026
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Ackerman and colleagues reviewed procedural sedation and pain relief practice in 2026 at a regional hospital emergency department in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. They examined records for 165 cases over one year, from June 2024 to June 2025. The records covered why sedation was given, how patients were prepared and monitored, and what went wrong.
Orthopedic manipulations, such as resetting broken bones, made up about seventy percent of cases, followed by burn wound care and chest drain placement. Patients ranged from toddlers of eighteen months to adults of eighty-seven years, mostly young adults without other illnesses. Ketamine was the main sedative, often paired with opioid pain relief. Monitoring followed national guidance, and documented problems were mild and brief, with no aspiration or vomiting. The authors offer the audit as a baseline for South African departments.
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| CREATOR | Alicia Ackerman, Halalisiwe Khanyi, Seelan Pillay |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |