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Ketamine infusions: pharmacokinetics and clinical effects.
- J Idvall, I Ahlgren, K R Aronsen, and P Stenberg.
- Br J Anaesth. 1979 Dec 1; 51 (12): 1167-73.
AbstractThe clinical effects and pharmacokinetics of ketamine, administered as an i.v. infusion, were studied in 31 patients. Anaesthesia was induced with ketamine 2 mg kg-1 i.v. and maintained using an i.v. infusion of ketamine, supplemented by nitrous oxide. The plasma concentrations of ketamine, nor-ketamine and dehydro-nor-ketamine were analysed using gas-liquid chromatography. The average maintenance dose of ketamine was 41 +/- 21 microgram kg-1 min-1, but there was an obvious decrease in the dose required as anaesthesia progressed. This dose gave a stable plasma concentration of ketamine of 9.3 +/- 0.8 mumol litre-1. Patients recovered at 2.7 +/- 0.9 mumol litre-1. Plasma half-life of ketamine was 79 +/- 8 min. Maximum concentration of nor-ketamine was 4.7 +/- 2.4 mumol litre-1 and of dehydro-nor-ketamine 3.2 +/- 1.9 mumol litre-1. There were transient increases (15-30% of pre anaesthetic values) in arterial pressure, heart rate and cardiac output during operation. No post-operative respiratory depression was seen.
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