Role of ketamine for analgesia in adults and children

• Main Authors: Nalini Vadivelu (Author), Erika Schermer (Author), Vijay Kodumudi (Author), Kumar Belani (Author), Richard D Urman (Author), Alan David Kaye (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ketamine an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor blocking agent and a dissociative anesthetic with neurostimulatory side effects. In recent years, multiple research trials as well as systematic reviews and meta-analyses suggest the usefulness of ketamine as a strong analgesic used in subanesthetic i...