Evaluating the Safety of a Ketamine Sedation Protocol In a Pediatric Oncology Population in Tanzania: A Quality Improvement Project
= .001). Seven sedation encounters were observed over a 7-day period, and compliance with the presedation assessment was 100% for last food or drink intake, allergy history, and medication history. Reintroducing this protocol in a low-resource setting led to improvements in knowledge, confidence, and skills among nonanesthesia clinicians.
Authors
- Ally Munir Akrabi
- Denise H. Tola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4054-7310)
- Benjamin Smallheer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6190-0526)
- Brett Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4926-2197)
- Brian Jones
- Erick Moses Muyunga
- Emily Funk
- Heather Lenzmeier
- Jane Blood-Siegfried
- Kristin Schroeder
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center (US)
- Memorial Health University Medical Center (US)
- Duke University Health System (US)
- Bugando Medical Centre (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AANA journal
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.70278/aanaj/.0000001047
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00