title: Ketamine: effect of literacy on emergence phenomena.
abstract: A prospective study of the relationship between literacy rate and emergence phenomena with ketamine anaesthesia was carried out among Pathans on Pakistan's Afghan frontier. Findings support both a strong link between the literacy of the patient and the occurrence of emergence phenomena, and the acceptability and value of ketamine in this type of population.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000346:Afghanistan; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003693:Delirium / Q000139:chemically induced; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D007649:Ketamine