title: Ketamine-a returning option for procedural sedation and analgesia in adults.
abstract: I am a clinical nurse specialist in a busy trauma center. Increasingly, we are using ketamine for procedures and pain management in adults. I thought ketamine was appropriate only for pediatric patients. Why has ketamine emerged again for adults? Also, we have seen a few cases of ketamine abuse over the past 3 months. Is ketamine abuse becoming more prevalent?
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliation: Nurse Researcher, Center for Nursing Excellence, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.
authors.forename: Patricia Anne
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: O'Malley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007649:Ketamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D007649:Ketamine