Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2016
Abstract
High-dose opioid administration is associated with significant adverse events. Evidence suggests that low-dose ketamine infusions improve perioperative analgesia over conventional opioid management, but usage is highly variable. Ketamine's adverse drug effects (ADEs) are well known, but their prevalence during low-dose infusions in a clinical setting and how often they lead to infusion discontinuation are unknown. The purposes of this study were 3-fold: (1) to identify patient factors associated with initiation of ketamine infusions during spine surgery, (2) to identify specific spine procedures in which ketamine has been used most frequently, and (3) to identify ADEs associated with postoperative ketamine infusions and which ADEs most frequently led to discontinuation. Spine surgery was chosen because of its association with moderate to severe pain and a relatively high use of ketamine infusions in this population at our hospital.
Recommended Citation
Schwenk, Eric S.; Goldberg, Stephen F.; Patel, Ronak D.; Zhou, Jon; Adams, Douglas R.; Baratta, Jaime L.; Viscusi, Eugene R.; and Epstein, Richard H., "Adverse Drug Effects and Preoperative Medication Factors Related to Perioperative Low-Dose Ketamine Infusions." (2016). Department of Anesthesiology Faculty Papers. Paper 33.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/anfp/33
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PubMed ID
27281730
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Volume 41, Issue 4, June 2016, Pages 482-487
The published version is available at DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000416 Copyright © American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine