Open AccessLow-Dose Intramuscular Ketamine for Pediatric Radiotherapy
Author(s) -
Amberg Hl,
Geoffrey H. Gordon
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/00000539-197601000-00022
Subject(s) - medicine , ketamine , anesthesia , apprehension , anesthetic , radiation therapy , surgery , psychology , cognitive psychology
Ketamine in low IM doses was found to produce satisfactory anesthesia for radiotherapy in a pediatric patient in a series of extended treatments. Change in anesthesiologists may have been a factor in increasing apprehension and anesthetic dosage in later treatments.