Ketamine infusions as an adjunct for sedation in critically ill children

Objective: Limited reports have described ketamine’s role as an adjunct sedative. The purpose was to describe ketamine’s role as an adjunct to achieve goal sedation in mechanically ventilated children.Design: Retrospective, descriptive study.Setting: Thirteen-bed pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) and 12-bed pediatric cardiovascular ICU.Participants: Seventy-three ketamine courses were included, representing 62 mechanically ventilated children