Ketamine during resuscitation - Is it as hemodynamically perfect as we think?

Steven G Schauer1, Michael D April2, Allyson A Arana3

  • 1Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA; Departments of Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Center for Combat and Battlefield (COMBAT) Research, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.

Summary

Ketamine use in trauma patients may not improve oxygen delivery to tissues, despite increasing standard vital signs like blood pressure and heart rate. Further research is needed to understand ketamine