• Br J Anaesth · Apr 2024

    Editorial

    Rethinking ketamine as a panacea: adverse effects on oxygenation and postoperative outcomes.

    • Megan L Rolfzen, PalancaBen Julian ABJADepartment of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA., and Karsten Bartels.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
    • Br J Anaesth. 2024 Apr 1; 132 (4): 635638635-638.

    AbstractKetamine is receiving renewed interest in perioperative medicine as an anaesthetic adjunct and a treatment for chronic conditions, including depression. Ketamine's complex pharmacologic profile results not only in several desirable effects, such as anaesthesia and analgesia, but also multiple adverse effects affecting the central nervous, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. In addition to defining patient-centred outcomes in future clinical studies on the perioperative uses of ketamine, careful monitoring for its numerous adverse effects will be paramount.Copyright © 2024 British Journal of Anaesthesia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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