A Review of Nonanesthetic Uses of Ketamine
Joint Authors
Pribish, Abby
Wood, Nicole
Kalava, Arun
Source
Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-04-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Ketamine, a nonselective NMDA receptor antagonist, is used widely in medicine as an anesthetic agent.
However, ketamine’s mechanisms of action lead to widespread physiological effects, some of which are now coming to the forefront of research for the treatment of diverse medical disorders.
This paper aims at reviewing recent data on key nonanesthetic uses of ketamine in the current literature.
MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Google Scholar databases were queried to find articles related to ketamine in the treatment of depression, pain syndromes including acute pain, chronic pain, and headache, neurologic applications including neuroprotection and seizures, and alcohol and substance use disorders.
It can be concluded that ketamine has a potential role in the treatment of all of these conditions.
However, research in this area is still in its early stages, and larger studies are required to evaluate ketamine’s efficacy for nonanesthetic purposes in the general population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pribish, Abby& Wood, Nicole& Kalava, Arun. 2020. A Review of Nonanesthetic Uses of Ketamine. Anesthesiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130541
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pribish, Abby…[et al.]. A Review of Nonanesthetic Uses of Ketamine. Anesthesiology Research and Practice No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130541
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pribish, Abby& Wood, Nicole& Kalava, Arun. A Review of Nonanesthetic Uses of Ketamine. Anesthesiology Research and Practice. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130541
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1130541