While the use of ketamine for acute pain is common, a recent surge in the use of ketamine in perioperative, opioid-tolerant and emergency patients have called for the establishment of certain guidelines. A recently developed consensus guideline focuses on the following areas: Indications for use Contraindications for acute pain How contraindications for acute pain differ from that of chronic pain Ketamine as an adjunct to opioid therapy Patient-controlled ketamine analgesia Subanaesthetic dosage range Non-parenteral forms of ketamine Source: Schwenk ES, Viscusi ER, Buvanendran A, et al. Consensus Guidelines on the Use of Intravenous Ketamine Infusions for Acute Pain Management From the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2018;43(5):456-466.…
