Ketamine infusion for sickle cell pain crisis refractory to opioids: A case report and review of literature

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 769-771

  Uprety, Dipesh ^a   Baber, Aurangzeb ^a   Foy, Maria ^a  

^a ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ketamine; Opioid induced hyperalgesia; Sickle cell pain crisis

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; INFUSION FLUID; KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHADONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYGEN; VENLAFAXINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL CRISIS; SICKLE CELL PAIN CRISIS; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ANALGESIA; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; COMPLICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KETAMINE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84898853806     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: 14320584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-013-1954-3     Document Type: Article

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