Impact of Prolonged Continuous Ketamine Infusions in Critically Ill Children: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Paulo Sérgio Lucas da SilvaEmerson Yukio KuboRafael da Motta Ramos SiqueiraMarcelo Cunio Machado Fonseca

Published in: Paediatric drugs (2024)

The use of ketamine infusion in PICU patients may be associated with an increased rate of adverse events, especially delirium. High-quality studies are needed before ketamine can be broadly recommended or adopted earlier in the sedation protocol.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
pain management
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
randomized controlled trial
young adults
low dose
cardiac surgery
chronic pain
acute kidney injury
patient reported