Title |
Racemic ketamine in adult head injury patients: use in endotracheal suctioning
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Published in |
Critical Care, November 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/cc13097 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Anselmo Caricato, Alessandra Tersali, Sara Pitoni, Chiara De Waure, Claudio Sandroni, Maria Grazia Bocci, Maria Giuseppina Annetta, Mariano Alberto Pennisi, Massimo Antonelli |
Abstract |
Endotracheal suctioning (ETS) is essential for patient care in an ICU but may represent a cause of cerebral secondary injury. Ketamine has been historically contraindicated for its use in head injury patients, since an increase of intracranial pressure (ICP) was reported; nevertheless, its use was recently suggested in neurosurgical patients. In this prospective observational study we investigated the effect of ETS on ICP, cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), jugular oxygen saturation (SjO2) and cerebral blood flow velocity (mVMCA) before and after the administration of ketamine. |
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