BackgroundUse of ketamine in the prehospital setting may be advantageous due to its
potent analgesic and sedative properties and favorable risk profile. Use in the military setting …

Objective: Analgesia in the prehospital setting is an extremely important, yet controversial
topic. Ketamine, a N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, has been commonly …

Objectives. The objective of this narrative review was to examine the usage of ketamine as a
postoperative analgesic agent across a wide variety of surgeries. Design. A literature search …

Ketamine is an anesthetic known globally both for its potent dissociative properties and
potential for abuse. More recently, ketamine demonstrates utility in a variety of disease …

Ketamine is a phencyclidine derivative, which functions primarily as an antagonist of the N-
methyl-d-aspartate receptor. It has no affinity for gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors in the …

Objective. We evaluated whether outpatient intravenous ketamine infusions were
satisfactory for pain relief in patients suffering from various chronic intractable pain …

Importance of the field: Worldwide the number of patients affected by chronic pain is growing
and conventional treatment is often insufficient. Recently the importance of the N-methyl-d …

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe the use and effect of low-dose ketamine
(LDK) for analgesia in the emergency department (ED). METHODS: A chart review was …

Background Ketamine, as an opium alternative, has been proposed for pain relief in the
emergency department (ED). Objectives This study was carried out to compare low dose …

Ketamine is a very versatile inexpensive drug and plays an invaluable role in the developing
world. In regions where access and funding for a wider range of drugs is problematic, its …