A randomized feasibility pilot-study of intravenous and subcutaneous administration of ketamine to prevent postpartum depression after planned cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia

A randomized feasibility pilot-study of intravenous and subcutaneous administration of ketamine to prevent postpartum depression after planned cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia

Abstract Background Evidence suggests ketamine may prevent postpartum depression (PPD) after cesarean delivery (CD) although intolerability and inconvenience of administration are problematic. We assessed the feasibility of studying ketamine (0.5 mg/kg, via subcutaneous injection or 40-min intraveno...

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Main Authors: David Thomas Monks, Arvind Palanisamy, Danish Jaffer, Preet Mohinder Singh, Ebony Carter, Shannon Lenze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Postpartum depression
Perinatal depression
Ketamine
Cesarean delivery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05118-8

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