Safety and Utility of Continuous Ketamine Infusion for Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients
| Autor: | Lisa Luze, Holly Madison, Amy L Heiberger, Caitlin Leimbach, Surachat Ngorsuraches, Gokhan Olgun, Saquib A. Lakhani |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Mechanical ventilation
business.industry medicine.drug_class Sedation medicine.medical_treatment Clinical Investigations 030208 emergency & critical care medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Anesthesia Sedative Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Medicine Pharmacology (medical) Ketamine medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES The selection of sedative medications for mechanically ventilated pediatric patients remains an ongoing clinical challenge. Although continuous ketamine infusion has been used in this population, support for its use remains largely anecdotal. This study describes a single institution's use of ketamine infusions as part of a sedation protocol in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). METHODS This was a retrospective study of children who received ketamine infusions as part of a multidrug sedation protocol in a 12-bed PICU at a tertiary children's hospital. Outcomes included effectiveness of ketamine infusion in providing adequate sedation as determined by State Behavioral Scale (SBS) scores and incidence of adverse events. RESULTS A total of 22 children receiving ketamine continuous infusion as part of a multidrug sedation protocol from February 2014 through October 2015 were eligible and enrolled in the study. Ketamine continuous infusion was administered in addition to at least 2 other sedation infusions at an average rate of 1.02 ± 0.50 mg/kg/hr, with a range of 0.07 to 2.0 mg/kg/hr. The duration of ketamine was 65.7 ± 41.01 hours, with a range of 19 to 153 hours. There was no significant change in SBS scores before and after initiation of ketamine infusion. Although not statistically significant, patients with inadequate sedation prior to starting ketamine required fewer bolus sedation doses and had improved sedation after ketamine was started. There were no reported adverse events. CONCLUSIONS The addition of a ketamine infusion as part of a multidrug sedation regimen was at least as effective as patients' regimen prior to ketamine addition in this population of intubated pediatric patients, with no adverse events. |
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