Genitourinary toxicity of ketamine

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 341-348

  Wei, Y B ^a   Yang, J R ^a   Yin, Z ^a   Guo, Q ^a   Liang, B L ^a   Zhou, K Q ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cystitis; Hydronephrosis; Ketamine; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE;

ABSTINENCE; BACTERIURIA; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTOSCOPY; DRUG MISUSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MICROANGIOPATHY; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REVIEW; TOXICITY; URETER OBSTRUCTION; UROGENITAL TRACT TOXICITY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CYSTITIS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KETAMINE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; TOXICITY;

ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; KETAMINE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84881045829     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12809/hkmj134013     Document Type: Review

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