Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic medication that was first synthesized in 1962 by a chemist searching for a novel compound with the anesthetic efficacy of older dissociative anesthetics such as PCP but with a much greater safety profile and lower incidence of “emergence reactions.” Emergence reactions are untoward, uncomfortable reactions that may be experienced while […]
Ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic medication first synthesized in 1962, has been used extensively in emergency departments for analgesia and sedation in children. Over the last several decades, Ketamine has been used in adults about to undergo painful or delicate procedures, creating a favorable dissociative, amnestic state. These procedures include fracture reductions and repair of disfiguring […]
Depression is one of humankind’s oldest brain disorders. Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most common psychiatric disorder in the world, affecting approximately 17% of the population in developed areas at any given time. The World Health Organization ranks depression third among the leading causes of global disease burden. Ketamine infusion therapy has proven to […]
