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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: The impact of ketamine on emergency rapid sequence intubation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Year

Study design

Country

Main diagnosis

Number of patients

Number (%) women

Mean age (years)

Drugs

Neuromuscularar relaxants

Intubation location

Treatment

Control

Treatment

Control

Treatment

April

2020

RCT

USA

Trauma

738

6068

2270 (33)

49

Ketamine

Etomidate

Rocuronium, Succinylcholine, Vecuronium

ED

Baekgaard

2020

Cohort

Denmark

Trauma

111

155

69 (26)

49

Ketamine

Mixed (Etomidate, propofol, or midazolam)

Rocuronium, Suxamethonium, Vecuronium

Pre-hospital & Trauma Center

Breindahl

2021

Cohort

Denmark

Trauma

228

320

137 (25)

50

Ketamine

Propofol

Rocuronium, Suxamethonium, or combined

Pre-hospital & Trauma Center

Cornelius

2018

Cohort

USA

Trauma

15

47

NA

46

Ketamine

Etomidate

NA

Pre-hospital

Edalatkhah (E)

2021

Cohort

Iran

COVID-19

8

12

6 (30)

62

Ketamine

Etomidate

NA

Inpatient

Edalatkhah (M)

2021

Cohort

Iran

COVID-19

8

35

14 (33)

67

Ketamine

Midazolam

NA

Inpatient

Edalatkhah (T)

2021

Cohort

Iran

COVID-19

8

21

11 (38)

60

Ketamine

Sodium thiopental

NA

Inpatient

Foster

2022

Cohort

USA

NA

86

272

110 (31)

56

Ketamine

Etomidate

Rocuronium, Succinylcholine

ED

Jabre

2009

RCT

USA

Trauma

235

234

NA

58

Ketamine

Etomidate

Succinylcholine

ED

Kim

2023

Cohort

Korea

Trauma

118

354

105 (17)

51

Ketamine

Etomidate

NA

Trauma bay

Knack

2023

RCT

USA

Medical

70

73

52 (36)

49

Ketamine

Etomidate

Rocuronium, Succinylcholine

ED

Leede (E)

2021

Cohort

USA

Trauma

169

1786

427 (22)

43

Ketamine

Etomidate

NA

ED

Leede (P)

2021

Cohort

USA

Trauma

169

137

51 (17)

40

Ketamine

Propofol

NA

ED

Lyon

2015

Cohort

UK

Trauma

145

116

44 (19)

42

Ketamine

Etomidate

Rocuronium

Pre-hospital

Matchett

2021

RCT

USA

Shock

395

396

303 (38)

56

Ketamine

Etomidate

Rocuronium, Succinylcholine

ED

Srivilaithon

2023

RCT

Thailand

Sepsis

130

130

107 (41)

72

Ketamine

Etomidate

Succinylcholine

ED

Upchurch

2017

Cohort

USA

Trauma

442

526

261 (27)

40

Ketamine

Etomidate

Succinylcholine

ED

Van

2017

Cohort

USA

Respiratory failure

115

115

109 (47)

60

Ketamine

Etomidate

NA

Medical ICU

  1. ED Emergency department, NA Not available