This pediatric ICU study measured ICP during and after ketamine infusion. There was no increase in ICP associated with the ketamine infusion. This small study adds to the data that ketamine is safe in pediatric brain injured patients.
References
Acute Effects of Ketamine on Intracranial Pressure in Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury*
Laws, Jennifer C. MD1; Vance, E. Haley DNP2; Betters, Kristina A. MD1; Anderson, Jessica J. PharmD3; Fleishman, Sydney BA4; Bonfield, Christopher M. MD2; Wellons, John C. III MD, MSPH2,5; Xu, Meng MS6; Slaughter, James C. DrPH6; Giuse, Dario A. Dr.Ing7; Patel, Neal MD, MPH5,7; Jordan, Lori C. MD, PhD8; Wolf, Michael S. MD1,2
