Open AccessKetamine: Use in Anesthesia
Author(s) -
Marland Susan,
Ellerton John,
Andolfatto Gary,
Strapazzon Giacomo,
Thomassen Oyvind,
Brandner Brigitta,
Weatherall Andrew,
Paal Peter
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cns neuroscience and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.403
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1755-5949
pISSN - 1755-5930
DOI - 10.1111/cns.12072
Subject(s) - ketamine , sedation , medicine , anesthesia , emergency department , psychiatry
Summary The role of ketamine anesthesia in the prehospital, emergency department and operating theater settings is not well defined. A nonsystematic review of ketamine was performed by authors from A ustralia, E urope, and N orth A merica. Results were discussed among authors and the final manuscript accepted. Ketamine is a useful agent for induction of anesthesia, procedural sedation, and analgesia. Its properties are appealing in many awkward clinical scenarios. Practitioners need to be cognizant of its side effects and limitations.