Resources in the "Anesthetic agents" Category
Low Dose Ketamine Infusion and Oral Ketamine for Intractable Pain
Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital policy for the use of low dose ketamine for intractable pain. Ketamine is usually used for the induction and maintenance of general anesthesia. However, this medication has unique effects which may also be useful in the management of acute and chronic pain and for those patients who are opioid-tolerant.