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Sedation and Analgesia. Dan Quan, DO Department of Emergency Medicine Maricopa Medical Center Phoenix, Arizona. Goals of Sedation and Analgesia. Provide patient comfort for procedures Anxiolysis Pain control Decreases risk to both provider and patient
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Sedation and Analgesia Dan Quan, DO Department of Emergency Medicine Maricopa Medical Center Phoenix, Arizona
Goals of Sedation and Analgesia • Provide patient comfort for procedures • Anxiolysis • Pain control • Decreases risk to both provider and patient • Sedation without compromising oxygenation • Choose agents with reliable effects to achieve rapid results • Make your emergency department noise free
Levels of Sedation • Minimal sedation (anxiolysis) • Awake and responsive, no airway problems • Moderate sedation/analgesia (conscious sedation) • Patient able to follow commands but level of consciousness is decreased • Able to maintain airway and spontaneous breathing
Levels of Sedation • Deep sedation/analgesia • Deeply sedated, but able to follow commands • May require ventilatory support and supplemental oxygen • Anesthesia • Uh oh, this better be happening in the operating room
Routes of Administration • Intravenous (IV) • Direct route, pharmacokinetics are predictable, IV access may be difficult to obtain • Intramuscular (IM) • Indirect route, sporatic absorption, slightly unpredictable • Intraossesous (IO) • Direct route, similar to IV pharmacokinetics
Routes of Administration • Oral (PO) • Affected by first pass effects and metabolism through the liver so exact dosing is difficult, unpredictable absorption (empty stomach vs. full), • Rectal (PR) • Indirect route, may require longer to absorb, unpredictable absorption • Nasal • Direct route, nasal irritation
General Preparation • Obtain procedural consent before administering drugs • Good IV site preferably two with maintenance fluids running • Administer supplemental oxygen • Cardiac monitoring with pulse oximetry
General Preparation • End tidal CO2 monitoring is helpful • Pulse oximetry indicates hypoxia earlier than end tidal CO2 detection • Ready at hand = bag valve mask, suction and intubation equipment • Size up the patient for intubation success • Mouth opening, thyromental distance, range of neck motion
Choosing an Agent(s) • Procedure duration • Analgesic requirement • Local vs systemic • Most sedating medications do not control pain • Recovery time • Hemodynamic effects • Side effects
Fentanyl Morphine Hydromorphone Midazolam (Versed) Lorazepam (Ativan) Diazepam (Valium) Opioids and Benzodiazepines • May be used in any combination • Most common combination = fentanyl and • midazolam • Sedating medications are not analgesics
Fentanyl (Sublimaze) • Used for anxiolysis, analgesia, and anesthesia • May cause bradycardia and hypotension • Does not release histamine • Skeletal and chest wall rigidity have been reported after rapid high-dose administration • Dose: 1-10 mcg/kg IV (adult 100-300 mcg) • Onset of action <1 minute, duration of 30 minutes
Opioid Adverse Effects • Respiratory depression • Reverse with naloxone 0.2-0.4 mg for respiratory depression • Histamine release • Itching • Hypotension • Vomiting • May cause bradycardia and hypotension
Midazolam (Versed) Produces amnesia, anesthesia, and anxiolysis No analgesia Commonly used in combination with opioids such as fentanyl Respiratory depression Decreases heart rate and blood pressure
Midazolam: Adult Dosing IV 1 – 2.5 mg over 2 minutes, titrate in 2 minute increments Onset 1 minute, Duration of action 30 minutes Lower dose 50% in > 55 years
Midazolam: Pediatric Dosing PO/PR 0.5 - 0.75 mg/kg Onset 10 - 20 minutes, duration 60 minutes < 6 years old may require 1 mg/kg IM 0.1 – 0.15 mg/kg (max total dose 10 mg) Onset 15 minutes, duration 120 minutes IN 0.2 - 0.5 mg/kg (max total dose 10 mg) Onset 10 minutes, duration 60 minutes Causes mucosal irritation, lidocaine may help
Midazolam: Pediatric Dosing IV (titrate to max total dose 6 mg) 6 months – 5 years 0.05 - 0.1 mg/kg Dose increased because of increased metabolism and enzyme activity 6 – 12 years 0.025-0.05 mg/kg Onset 1 minute, Duration of action 30 minutes
Midazolam Up to 15% of children have a paradoxical reaction Crying, combativeness, agitation, and restlessness
Benzodiazepine Reversal • Romazicon (flumazenil) • Adult • 0.2 mg (2 mL) IV repeat every one minute up to 4 doses • Children • 0.01 mg/kg (up to 0.2 mg) up to 4 doses (maximum total dose of 0.05 mg/kg or 1 mg) • Use caution in patients who are on chronic benzodiazepine therapy • Refractory seizures (status epilepticus)
Propofol (Diprivan) • Mechanism of action • Inhibits NMDA receptors, GABAA receptor agonist • Produces amnesia and anesthesia but not analgesia • Antiemetic (serotonin receptors) • Decreases ICP, cerebral blood flow (increased vascular resistance) and intraocular pressure
Propofol: Dose • IV 0.5-1 mg/kg • Repeat by 0.5 mg/kg increments q 3-5 min • Onset 30 to 60 seconds • Duration 5 to 10 minutes
Cautions Dose dependent hypotension > 30% reduction in SBP and DBP Decreased cardiac output Avoid in egg (emulsifier) or soybean allergic patients Propofol (Diprivan)
Etomidate (Amidate) • Mechanism of action • GABA agonist • No analgesia • Minimal respiratory and cardiovascular effects • Myoclonus in 20-45% • Blocks 11-β-hydroxylation to cause adrenal suppression
Etomidate (Amidate) • Dose > 10 years • 0.1 - 0.2 mg/kg IV repeat 0.05 mg/kg every 3 – 5 minutes • Onset 30 – 60 seconds, Duration 3 - 5 minutes • Decrease dose • Elderly • Liver and kidney dysfunction
Barbiturates GABAA receptor agonist No analgesia Good for non painful procedures such as imaging Sedation in infants Pentobarbital has longer duration of action, multiple routes of administration Methohexital is shorter acting
Barbiturates: Cautions Decreases cardiac output and systemic arterial pressure Peripheral vasodilatation Causes histamine release Rash May cause anaphylactoid reactions Extravasation Pain, edema, erythema and tissue necrosis
Pentobarbital: Adult Dosing • IM 150 to 200 mg • Onset 10 – 15 minutes, Duration 1 – 2 hours • IV 100 mg to total dose 200-500 mg • Onset 1 - 2 minutes, Duration 15 - 45 minutes
Pentobarbital: Pediatric Dosing • Infants (maximum total dose 8 mg/kg) • PO 4 mg/kg repeat 2 - 4 mg/kg every 30 minutes • Children (maximum dose 100 mg) • IM 2 - 6 mg/kg • Onset 10 – 15 minutes, Duration 1 – 2 hours • IV 1 - 2 mg/kg (repeat 1 - 2 mg/kg, every 3 -5 minutes) • Onset 1 - 2 minutes, Duration 15 - 45 minutes • PO/PR < 4 years 3-6 mg/kg • 4 or more years 1.5 - 3 mg/kg • Onset 10 - 20 minutes, Duration 1 – 4 hours
Methohexital (Brevital) • Adults: 0.75 - 1 mg/kg IV repeat 0.5 mg/kg every 2 to 5 minutes • Pediatric (more than 1 month of age) • IV 0.5 mg/kg repeat 0.5 mg/kg every 2 - 5 minutes (max 2 mg/kg) • PR 25 mg/kg every 5 - 15 minutes (max 500 mg) • IV Onset 1 minute, duration 4-6 minutes • PR Onset 5-15 minutes, duration 45 minutes
Chloral Hydrate • Metabolized to trichloroethanol (TCE) by alcohol dehydrogenase • A good agent for those less than 3 years old • Rapidly absorbed • Cautions • Oversedation, respiratory compromise can occur especially at higher doses • Avoid in liver and renal impairment
Chloral Hydrate • Adults PO/PR • 500 - 1000 mg • Children PO • 50 - 75 mg/kg repeat 25 – 50 mg/kg in 30 minutes (Max total dose = 120 mg/kg or 1 g) • Onset 30 - 60 minutes, duration 4 - 8 hours
Ketamine (Ketalar) Dissociative anesthetic similar to phencyclidine (PCP) Provides analgesia Increases heart rate and blood pressure but no respiratory depression Increases skeletal muscle tone Potent bronchodilator, increases bronchial and oral secretions
Ketamine (Ketalar) Emergence reactions occur in up to 30% of adults (elderly, females, doses > 2 mg/kg) Can give midazolam or propofol to decrease reaction Use with caution in psychiatric patients Nausea and vomiting (5 to 15%) Rapid IV push can cause apnea
Ketamine: Dosing Adult 1 - 1.5 mg/kg IV over 1 minute Pediatric IV 0.5 - 1 mg/kg repeat 0.25 - 0.5 mg/kg q10 - 15 minutes IM 2 - 5 mg/kg IV: Onset 30 seconds, duration 5 - 10 minutes IM: Onset 5 minutes, duration 12 - 30 minutes
Ketofol • Using both agents was thought to • Decrease the total amount of medication required to achieve sedation • Decrease hypotension induced by propofol • Decrease respiratory depression induced by propofol • Shorter recovery time • Decrease ketamine induced recovery phase agitation and vomiting
Ketofol • Administered 1:1 amounts • 1 mg/mL propofol with 1 mg/mL ketamine • May be associated with increased respiratory depression than with propofol alone
Dexmedetomidine (Precedex) • 2-agonist • Sedative, anxiolysis, analgesic • Use with caution in patient’s with liver and kidney problems • No studies have looked at its use in painful procedures • Has analgesic properties
Dexmedetomidine (Precedex) • Does not have respiratory depression • Does not interfere with EEG findings • Adverse effects • Hypertension then hypotension • Bradycardia • Sinus arrest
Dexmedetomidine: Dose • 1 mcg/kg IV over 10 minutes then 0.6 mg/kg/hour (titrate 0.2 to 1 mcg/kg/hour) • Dosing that appears to be the best in > 2 years old • 3 mcg/kg over 10 minutes then 2 mcg/kg/hour infusion
32 year old man playing basketball • Fell backward and has severe right shoulder pain • Holding his right shoulder • There is an obvious deformity to the right shoulder
10 month old girl fell from a bed onto a concrete floor • Mother is unsure if there was loss of consciousness • Crying and agitated during the examination
65 year old man in a motorcycle accident • Posteriorly dislocated knee that requires reduction because his pulses are diminished • History of CAD, DM, Afib, HTN, hypercholesterolemia, COPD, hypothyroidism
Summary • Choose an agent that will adequately sedate the patient for the procedure duration and lowest risk for adverse events • Most sedating medications do not control pain • Evaluate patient and have all resque equipment ready for use • Consider co-morbid conditions that may impact your choice of agents
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