Elevated serum glucose levels following ketamine intravenous anaesthesia: a report of 2 cases.
Ketamine is widely used as a sole anaesthetic agent in Nigeria, although data on its use and the associated side effects are generally lacking. This paper presents two cases of elevated blood glucose levels during caesarean deliveries under intravenous ketamine anaesthesia. Literature on complications of ketamine use is reviewed and the need for caution in the use of this drug as a single anaesthetic agent is emphasised.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Women's Health and Action Research Centre, Benin City, Nigeria.
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