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JULY 13, 2021

Ketamine a Reasonable Rescue Sedative in ICU

By Tom Rosenthal

Continuous infusion (CI) ketamine is a reasonable alternative for ICU patients failing to respond to traditional sedative and analgesic regimens, a study has concluded.

When patients refractory to other sedative agents are switched to CI ketamine, there is an increase in the proportion of time spent within goal pain and sedation ranges and a reduction in the use of other sedatives, according to pharmacists at medical centers and university hospitals across the country who