Ketamine does not increase intracranial pressure compared with opioids: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 821-827

  Wang, Xin ^a,b   Ding, Xibing ^a   Tong, Yao ^a   Zong, Jiaying ^a,b   Zhao, Xiang ^a   Ren, Hao ^a   Li, Quan ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Hemodynamic instability; Intracranial pressure; Ketamine; Opioids

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN REGION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLIC RATE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFUSION PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; KETAMINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK;

EID: 84918818112     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-014-1845-3     Document Type: Article

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