Ketamine anaesthesia for caesarean section in poor-rick patients

Caesarean section in a poor-risk patient treated intensively before and after operation is described. The operation was carried out when the patient was in diabetic coma with metabolic acidosis, electrolyte disturbances and low arterial blood pressure. Anaesthesia was conducted using ketamine with nitrous oxide and oxygen. Controlled respiration was performed administering fractionated doses of suxzmethonium.