• Can J Anaesth · Feb 1993

    Case Reports

    Hypertension and pulmonary oedema associated with ketamine administration in a patient with a history of substance abuse.

    • J L Murphy.
    • Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Columbus 43210.
    • Can J Anaesth. 1993 Feb 1;40(2):160-4.

    AbstractCocaine use, frequently associated with other substance abuse, is becoming more common in the pregnant patient. These patients are more likely to experience peripartum complications. A case of hypertension and pulmonary oedema in such a patient, possibly triggered by ketamine, is reported. A tumultuous course in the intensive care unit was resolved when the patient's hypertension and sympathetic reactivity were successfully treated with barbiturates. A number of factors supported a diagnosis of barbiturate withdrawal in this patient, its onset also was related temporally to ketamine administration. Hypertension should be considered a sign of acute barbiturate withdrawal. If a history of cocaine use, particularly crack cocaine, is elicited, one should suspect multiple substance abuse and be especially cautious when administering ketamine.

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