The use of oral ketamine for analgesia with dressing change in an infant with epidermolysis bullosa: report of a case.
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) describes a spectrum of disease from occasional bullae and callus formation to a debilitating life-threatening condition. In this study, we report the use of intravenous ketamine given orally to an infant with a phenotypically severe form of EB simplex, Dowling-Meara subtype, to achieve analgesia during painful dressing changes.
Saroyan
John M
JM
Division of Pediatric Pain Medicine, Symptom Management and Palliative Care, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York 10032, USA. js2400@columbia.edu
Tresgallo
Mary E
ME
Farkouh
Christiana
C
Morel
Kimberly D
KD
Schechter
William S
WS
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001458:Bandages; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D004820:Epidermolysis Bullosa / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007649:Ketamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control
D000700:Analgesics; D007649:Ketamine