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Paediatric anaesthesia · Apr 2008
Case ReportsProlonged apnea with intramuscular ketamine: a case report.
- Nirmala Jonnavithula, Dilip K Kulkarni, and Gopinath Ramachandran.
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, India. nirmala_712@sify.com
- Paediatr Anaesth. 2008 Apr 1;18(4):330-1.
AbstractWe report a rare case of prolonged apnea following administration of ketamine. A healthy 11-month-old female child was administered intramuscular ketamine as a sole anesthetic agent for a short surgical procedure. Child developed respiratory depression and prolonged apnea requiring intubation and ventilation. She recovered completely after 90 min. This case report illustrates the potential hazard of ketamine, emphasizes the importance of being able to provide emergency airway management and monitored anesthesia care.
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