Variable | Patients (n = 25) |
Ketamine doses administered | 38 |
Initial ketamine dose, mg/kg* | 0.12 ± 0.06 |
Multiple doses administered―patients** | 8 (32.0) |
Mean doses per patient, mg* | 1.5 ± 0.8 |
Total ketamine administered, mg | 520.6 |
Cumulative dose per patient, mg* | 13.2 ± 5.2 |
Ketamine as initial therapy** | 5 (20) |
Concomitant therapies** |
|
Opioids | 23 (92) |
Benzodiazapines^ | 7 (28) |
Prior to ketamine | 5 (71.4) |
Simultaneous administration | 1 (14.3) |
Post ketamine | 1 (14.3) |
Otherﬡ | 2 (8) |
Pain scores |
|
Pre ketamine‡ | 10 (9 - 10) |
Post ketamine‡ | 5 (4 - 7) |