title: Ketamine: use in anesthesia.
abstract: The role of ketamine anesthesia in the prehospital, emergency department and operating theater settings is not well defined. A nonsystematic review of ketamine was performed by authors from Australia, Europe, and North America. Results were discussed among authors and the final manuscript accepted. Ketamine is a useful agent for induction of anesthesia, procedural sedation, and analgesia. Its properties are appealing in many awkward clinical scenarios. Practitioners need to be cognizant of its side effects and limitations.
authors.affiliation: Care Flight, Sydney, NSW, Australia. suzy_d@talk21.com
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marland
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ellerton
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andolfatto
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Strapazzon
authors.forename: Oyvind
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Thomassen
authors.forename: Brigitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brandner
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weatherall
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paal
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative; D007649:Ketamine