HEMS Debrief: Repost: The FAKT study with Ian Ferguson

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We are busy recording new episodes, in the meantime here is a re-post of an episode prior to our move to Spotify/podcasts with Emergency and Pre-Hospital Consultant Dr Ian Ferguson.

Ian is the lead author on a published randomised control trial assessing the haemodynamic effects of adding fentanyl to an induction regime of ketamine and rocuronium for rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department. The FAKT study. This multicenter study conducted in New South Wales, Australia, has yielding some thought-provoking results, and may change your in- or out-of-hospital anaesthesia practice in future.

Below is a link to the full and free text:

Fentanyl versus placebo with ketamine and rocuronium for patients undergoing rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department: The FAKT study-A randomized clinical trial

Ferguson I, Buttfield A, Burns B, Reid C, Shepherd S, Milligan J, Harris IA, Aneman A; Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Clinical Trials Network. Fentanyl versus placebo with ketamine and rocuronium for patients undergoing rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department: The FAKT study-A randomized clinical trial. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Jun;29(6):719-728. doi: 10.1111/acem.14446. Epub 2022 Mar 15. PMID: 35064992; PMCID: PMC9314707.

Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9314707/

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