Why the study?
Do benzodiazepines and other premedicants prevent emergence delirium and unpleasant dreams in patients receiving ketamine anesthesia?
Population
Patients undergoing anesthesia induced with 2 mg/kg ketamine
Authors
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May guide ketamine premedication choices; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
Do benzodiazepines and other premedicants prevent emergence delirium and unpleasant dreams in patients receiving ketamine anesthesia?
Lorazepam 4 mg given intravenously before ketamine anesthesia is highly effective in preventing emergence delirium and unpleasant dreams.
LILBURN et al. (1978) studied this question.
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