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Emerg Med J 25:579-582 doi:10.1136/emj.2007.056200
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Audit of the safety and effectiveness of ketamine for procedural sedation in the emergency department

Table 5 Percentage of adverse events occurring at each level of sedation with each sedative agent
Level of sedation No response (%) Response to pain (%) Response to speech (%)
Ketamine 18 14 17
Midazolam 41 11 6
Propofol 0 57 0
Overall adverse events 23 16 7

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