Ketamine dependence in an anesthesiologist: an occupational hazard?

S Goyal, A Ambekar, R Ray - Indian Journal of Psychological …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Substance abuse among medical professionals is a cause for concern. Certain psychotropic
substances such as ketamine are at easy dispense to anesthesiologists increasing the …

Ketamine dependence

HR Pal, N Berry, R Kumar… - Anaesthesia and intensive …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
Ketamine hydrochloride is a safe and rapid-acting non-opioid, lipid soluble anaesthetic with
a short elimination half-life that is used for medical and veterinary purposes. It produces a …

[PDF][PDF] Ketamine associated psychedelic effects and dependence

DK Lim - Singapore Med J, 2003 - Citeseer
Ketamine, a dissociative anaesthetic in use since 1970, produces prominent psychoactive
effects in humans. Its non-medical use has raised concerns in many countries, including …

Effects of ketamine on major depressive disorder in a patient with posttraumatic stress disorder.

AL Womble - AANA journal, 2013 - search.ebscohost.com
Ketamine has been used in anesthesia for many years and in various environments with an
acceptable safety margin. The side effects of hallucinations and paranoid thoughts need to …

[HTML][HTML] Ketamine

SB Rosenbaum, V Gupta, P Patel… - StatPearls [Internet …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ketamine - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf US flag An official website of the United States
government Here's how you know NIH NLM Logo Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI …

Misuse of Ketamine: Report of two cases

IK Kolawole - Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research, 2001 - ajol.info
Two patients were referred to our hospital from different private hospitals, within a period of 2-
months, following complications arising from ketamine anaesthesia. Our assessment …

Ketamine use: a review

CJA Morgan, HV Curran… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Ketamine remains an important medicine in both specialist anaesthesia and aspects of
pain management. At the same time, its use as a recreational drug has spread in many parts …

Ketamine: a versatile tool for anesthesia and analgesia

W Barrett, M Buxhoeveden… - Current Opinion in …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Ketamine is regaining popularity in the field of anesthesia and beyond. New studies provide
insight on the many indications and use that anesthesia providers may encounter during …

Intensive ketamine use for multiple years: A case report

JX Liu, E Zerbo, S Ross - The American Journal on Addictions, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ketamine is known within the medical field for its anesthetic properties, yet its unique
psychedelic and antidepressant properties are being increasingly recognized. We document …

Ketamine abuse: past and present

MC Huang, SK Lin - Ketamine: From abused drug to rapid-acting …, 2020 - Springer
Ketamine is an anesthetic derivative of phencyclidine with dissociative, analgesic, and
psychedelic properties. It is extensively used as an anesthetic drug in surgical procedures in …