European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Emergency department procedural sedation: the London experience.
The aim of this study was to develop a procedural sedation guideline and an audit tool to identify the medications chosen, the incidence of predefined adverse events and the factors associated with their occurrence. ⋯ Procedural sedation and analgesia can be safely and effectively performed in the ED by appropriately trained emergency physicians.