Role of ketamine for analgesia in adults and children

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...

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Main Authors: Nalini Vadivelu, Erika Schermer, Vijay Kodumudi, Kumar Belani, Richard D Urman, Alan David Kaye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2016;volume=32;issue=3;spage=298;epage=306;aulast=Vadivelu