Ketamine may be related to reduced ejection fraction in children during the procedural sedation
HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY, vol.36, no.1, pp.106-110, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 36 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.1177/0960327116637112
- Journal Name: HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.106-110
- Keywords: Ketamine, ejection fraction, sedation, emergency depatment
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic agent with sympathomimetic effects used commonly for procedural sedation in emergency department. The present study aimed to reveal the effect of ketamine on myocardium by measuring ejection fraction (EF).