title: Effect on airway resistance of ketamine by aerosol in guinea pigs.
abstract: The effect of aerosolized ketamine hydrochloride was investigated by measuring airway resistance with a two-compartment plethysmograph in guinea pigs challenged with histamine. In the first phase of the study, treatment with ketamine prior to histamine challenge did not protect against elevation of airway resistance. In the second phase of the study, ketamine inhalation after histamine challenge did not significantly diminish airway resistance. Aerosolized ketamine is not recommended for use in human subjects with asthma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rock
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reyes de la Rocha
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lerner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brackett
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D000403:Airway Resistance / Q000187:drug effects*; D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D007649:Ketamine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D007649:Ketamine; D007545:Isoproterenol