Expect to See Ketamine Infusions for Some ICU Patients

November 2016

You'll see orders for infusions of the anesthetic ketamine.

We're used to dispensing ketamine for short procedures in the emergency department or in operating rooms.

Now there's interest in using it for pain and sedation in ICU patients. This makes sense...ketamine kicks in and wears off quickly, is inexpensive, and has a low risk of slowed breathing.

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