Patient and Staff Satisfaction With Use of Methoxyflurane in the Emergency Department

To assess patient and clinician experience with methoxyflurane in the Emergency Department (ED).

Patients receiving methoxyflurane as part of their treatment, and respective clinicians, were prospectively enrolled. Outcomes included patient and clinician satisfaction. Satisfaction was assessed using a 5-point Likert scale and summarised using medians (interquartile range; IQR).

Of patients prescribed and administered methoxyflurane, 30 patients and 21 clinicians were enrolled. Median patient satisfaction was 4 out of 5 (IQR 3-5). Median clinician satisfaction was 5 out of 5 (IQR 4-5).

With a specific focus on patient and clinician experience for acute, short-term pain, methoxyflurane is a well-received and effective option for analgesia in the ED.