Ketamine-current uses and future perspectives

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-181

  Jolly, Annu Sarin ^a   Jain, Pradeep ^a   Sood, Jayashree ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Chronic pain syndrome; Ketamine; Pain management

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXY PHENCYCLIDINE; ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; ETICYCLIDINE; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; PHENCYCLIDINE; PHENCYCLIDINE DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; TRAMADOL;

AGITATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANCER PAIN; CATATONIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIRIUM; DEMYELINATION; DREAMING; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HALLUCINATION; HEADACHE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; LARYNX SPASM; LD 50; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MONOTHERAPY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SALIVATION; SEDATION; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT; UNPLEASANT DREAM;

EID: 44449132625     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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