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Table 1 Population statistics

From: Intranasal ketamine for acute traumatic pain in the Emergency Department: a prospective, randomized clinical trial of efficacy and safety

 

IN Ketamine (n = 24)

IV Morphine (n = 24)

IM Morphine (n = 27)

p-value

Patient Age (95 % CI)

37.9 (32.3–43.5)

42.9 (38.0–47.8)

37.7 (32.8–42.6)

0.278

Gender

 Male

17 (70.8 %)

18 (75.0 %)

16 (59.3 %)

0.455

 Female

7 (29.2 %)

6 (25 %)

11 (40.7 %)

0.400

Pre-Analgesic VAS mm on a 100 mm VAS (95 % CI)

90 mm (89.7–90.3)

92 mm (91.7–92.3)

91 mm (90.7–91.3)

0.698

  1. Shows the population statistics of the 75 patients randomized in the trial. No statistical significance was shown between the groups when analyzing patient age, gender, as well as pre-analgesic VAS levels