title: Slow dose ketamine - a new technique.
abstract: A technique using a very low dose infusion of ketamine to provide intense analgesia without loss of consciousness as an alternative to general or regional anaesthesia during selected surgical operations is described and illustrated with three case reports.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007649:Ketamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D007649:Ketamine