1. SAFE: Safety of procedural sedation and analgesia administration in the fast‐track area of the emergency department.
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Freeman, Ned, Doolabh, Ammara, Maas, Ellie, Cupitt, Braden, Shap, Aaron, Bertenshaw, Claire, and Mitchell, Gary
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WOMEN'S hospitals , *EMERGENCY medicine , *HOSPITAL emergency services , *COHORT analysis , *ANALGESIA , *CONSCIOUS sedation - Abstract
Objective Methods Results Conclusion To determine whether undertaking procedural sedation in the low‐acuity fast‐track area is safe and effective in improving patient flow.A retrospective cohort study reviewed patients who underwent procedural sedation in the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Emergency and Trauma Centre between December 2020 and December 2021.A total of 411 cases were included. Performing sedation in the fast‐track area was not associated with increased complication rates but was associated with reduced time to sedation (difference = 44.24 min, P < 0.001) and length of stay (difference = 60.64 min, P < 0.01).The sedation of patients outside a high‐acuity area is safe and significantly improves patient flow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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