1. Ketamine: new uses for an old drug
- Author
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Laurent Dube, Franck Conreux, Hélène Turroques, and Jean-Claude Granry
- Subjects
Drug ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Analgesic ,Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,Intensive care ,medicine ,Ketamine ,Intensive care medicine ,business ,media_common ,Paediatric anaesthesia ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Over the years, ketamine has found many applications in paediatric anaesthesiology. Recent insights into the mechanism of its central action, and the pharmacology of its isomers have led to a re-evaluation of this drug, expanding the range of indications in adults. The best examples of the uses of ketamine as an analgesic are: in brief diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, during the post-operative period in neonates and infants as well as in paediatric anaesthesia and intensive care.
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- 2000