Investigating the pharmacodynamics of ketamine in children

DW Herd, BJ Anderson, NA Keene… - Pediatric …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The aim of this study was to describe ketamine pharmacodynamics (PD) in
children. Adult ketamine concentrations during recovery are reported as 0.74 mg· l− 1 (sd …

[HTML][HTML] Anxiety in children undergoing VCUG: sedation or no sedation?

DW Herd - Advances in Urology, 2008 - hindawi.com
Background. Voiding cystourethrograms are distressing for children and parents.
Nonpharmacological methods reduce distress. Pharmacological interventions for VCUG …

Ketamine anesthesia in children–exploring infusion regimens

D Dallimore, BJ Anderson, TG Short… - Pediatric …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: We aimed to produce a racemic ketamine manual infusion regimen capable of
maintaining a steady‐state blood concentration associated with anesthesia in children aged …

[HTML][HTML] Bell's Palsy in Children (BellPIC): protocol for a multicentre, placebo-controlled randomized trial

FE Babl, MT Mackay, ML Borland, DW Herd, A Kochar… - BMC pediatrics, 2017 - Springer
Background Bell's palsy or acute idiopathic lower motor neurone facial paralysis is
characterized by sudden onset paralysis or weakness of the muscles to one side of the face …

Pain management practices in paediatric emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand: a clinical and organizational audit by National Health and Medical …

DW Herd, FE Babl, Y Gilhotra… - Emergency Medicine …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To audit pain management practices and organization in paediatric ED across
Australia and New Zealand. Methods: Retrospective audit of pain management practices in …

Modeling the norketamine metabolite in children and the implications for analgesia

DW Herd, BJ Anderson, NHG Holford - Pediatric Anesthesia, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Norketamine, a metabolite of ketamine, is an analgesic with a potency one‐
third that of ketamine. The aim of this study was to describe norketamine pharmacokinetics …

Exploring the pharmacokinetics of oral ketamine in children undergoing burns procedures

KEJ Brunette, BJ Anderson, J Thomas… - Pediatric …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aims: The aim of this study was to describe ketamine pharmacokinetics when administered
orally to children suffering from burn injury in> 10% body surface area. Methods: Children …

Nurse practitioner administered point-of-care ultrasound compared with X-ray for children with clinically non-angulated distal forearm fractures in the ED: a diagnostic …

PJ Snelling, P Jones, G Keijzers, D Bade… - Emergency Medicine …, 2021 - emj.bmj.com
Background Paediatric distal forearm fractures are a common ED presentation. They can be
diagnosed with point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) as an alternative to X-rays. Given that ED …

Conscious sedation reduces distress in children undergoing voiding cystourethrography and does not interfere with the diagnosis of vesicoureteric reflux: a …

DW Herd, KA McAnulty, NA Keene… - American Journal of …, 2006 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Voiding cystourethrography (VCU) is a distressing procedure for children.
Conscious sedation using oral midazolam may reduce this distress, but its use may also …

Dosing ketamine for pediatric procedural sedation in the emergency department

D Dallimore, DW Herd, T Short… - Pediatric emergency …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To describe intravenous ketamine dosing regimens for children requiring brief
procedural sedation. Methods: Time-concentration and sedation profiles were simulated in …