What is the evidence for the safety and efficacy of using ketamine in children?

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-308

  Dolansky, G ^a   Shah, A ^b   Mosdossy, G ^b   Rieder, Michael ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; PHENCYCLIDINE; PROPOFOL;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; CONSCIOUSNESS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; LARYNX SPASM; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PSYCHOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEDATION; SHORT SURVEY; TACTILE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNPLEASANT DREAM; VOMITING;

EID: 44449149914     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/13.4.307     Document Type: Short Survey

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