Safety and feasibility of continuous ketamine infusion for analgosedation in medical and cardiac ICU patients who received mechanical ventilation support: A retrospective cohort study.

Hohyung JungJihye LeeHyun Young AhnJeong Hoon YangGee Young SuhRyoung-Eun KoChi Rayng Chung

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Ketamine may be a safe and feasible analgesic for medical and cardiac ICU patients who received mechanical ventilation support as an opioid-sparing agent without adverse hemodynamic effects.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
pain management
healthcare
left ventricular
respiratory failure
chronic pain
low dose
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
neuropathic pain
emergency department
spinal cord