Open AccessResurgence of combined intravenous Ketamine and regional anesthesia in pediatric ocular surgery in COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Vimal Krishna Rajput,
Subhash Tuvar,
Shweta Bhalsing,
Snehal Bhalsing
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2839_20
Subject(s) - medicine , ketamine , anesthesia , vomiting , intubation , nausea , postoperative nausea and vomiting , midazolam , surgery , sedation
The current pandemic of COVID-19 has made airway procedures like intubation and extubation, potential sources of virus transmission among health care workers. The aim of this work was to study the safety profile of combined ketamine and regional anesthesia in pediatric ocular surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic.