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Anesthesia and analgesia · Sep 2004
Case ReportsKetamine for long-term sedation and analgesia of a burn patient.
- Thomas Edrich, Andrew D Friedrich, Holger K Eltzschig, and Thomas W Felbinger.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
- Anesth. Analg. 2004 Sep 1;99(3):893-5, table of contents.
AbstractWe present a case in which ketamine was used for long-term sedation and analgesia of a burn patient. Under escalating opiate dosages, the patient had developed persistent ileus as well as abdominal distension that caused respiratory compromise, without receiving sufficient analgesia. The opiate-sparing effect of the continuous ketamine infusion was more than 90%. The ileus resolved within 24 h. The quality of sedation also changed favorably. There were no obvious adverse effects of ketamine.
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