Open AccessA clinical comparison of ketofol (ketamine and propofol admixture) versus propofol as an induction agent on quality of laryngeal mask airway insertion and hemodynamic stability in children
Author(s) -
Gamal T Yousef,
Khalid Mohamed El-Sayed
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
anesthesia: essays and researches
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.118957
Subject(s) - propofol , ketamine , anesthesia , medicine , hemodynamics , airway
In spite of being the preferred induction agent for LMA insertion, propofol has many undesirable side effects including dose-related cardiorespiratory depression and local pain at injection site. Ketofol as a novel induction agent has been introduced recently with comparable efficacy and improved hemodynamic control.