Ketamine as an Adjunct for the Long-term Sedation and Analgesia of a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) and an Open Chest

Authors

Avni Gupta, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Charles S. Kato, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Eugene R. Viscusi, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

4-2012

Comments

This is a poster presentation originally submitted to the American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine Annual Spring Pain Meeting & Workshops; 2012. © American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Abstract

Conclusion:

A multimodal sedative and analgesic regimen that incorporates ketamine offers important therapeutic advantages in select patients who require very high doses of opioids and benzodiazepines, but warrants futher study.

Recommended Citation

Gupta, Avni; Kato, Charles S.; and Viscusi, Eugene R., "Ketamine as an Adjunct for the Long-term Sedation and Analgesia of a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) and an Open Chest" (2012). Department of Anesthesiology Faculty Papers. Paper 17.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/anfp/17