Oral ketamine premedication in children (placebo controlled double-blind study)
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, cilt.13, sa.6, ss.606-611, 1996 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 1996
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/00003643-199611000-00011
- Dergi Adı: European Journal of Anaesthesiology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.606-611
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Premedication, oral ketamine, paediatric
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Ketamine 3-6 mg kg-1 given by mouth to paediatric patients for anaesthetic premedication was evaluated. Forty-three children, ages 2-9 years were randomly allocated to receive either ketamine (3 or 6 mg kg-1) or placebo (cola 0.2 mL kg-1). Oral use of ketamine made separation from the families easier, gave an increased level of sedation, made acceptance of mask application easier and improved the emotional statein the recovery phase. These improvements were present with ketamine 3 mg kg-1 and 6 mg kg-1 in comparison with the placebo. We conclude that 3 mg kg-1 ketamine given by mouth to premedicate paediatric patients is as effective as 6mg kg-1 but has a decreased incidence of side effects such as nystagmus and vomiting.