Low Dose Ketamine as an Alternative to Morphine for Prehospital Analgesia in STEMI: The SCAKet Retrospective Feasibility Study - PubMed
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- Study evaluates low-dose ketamine as an alternative to morphine for prehospital analgesia in STEMI patients.
- Retrospective analysis conducted on 74 STEMI patients receiving analgesics from November 2023 to November 2024.
- First-line analgesics used: acetaminophen (31%), ketamine (28%), and morphine (41%).
- Ketamine showed comparable pain relief to morphine with fewer adverse effects and low rescue therapy need.
- Findings support ketamine's feasibility for prehospital STEMI pain management, suggesting need for further randomized trials.