Ketamine as an anaesthetic agent for tubal sterilisation.
Ceylon Med J
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1996 Sep; 41(3): 102-3
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-48499
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
In most developing countries there is a dearth of qualified anaesthesiologists to administer general anaesthesia for tubal sterilisation. This study was done to determine whether ketamine could be safely used by non-specialist doctors as an anaesthetic for open tubal ligation.METHOD:
A retrospective observational study of 4851 tubal sterilisations done under ketamine anaesthesia. All patients were given diazepam 0.1 mg/kg body weight intravenously followed by intravenous ketamine 2 mg/kg body weight slowly over one minute. All sterilisations were performed by Pomeroys method by a specialist or a senior house officer with specialist supervision.RESULTS:
There were no major adverse reactions such as cardio-respiratory arrest following administration of ketamine. Hallucinations and transient psychotic sequalae were a common occurrence during the postoperative period. In 96% of patients the procedure was pain free.CONCLUSION:
Ketamine given by non-specialist doctors can be recommended in carefully selected patients when there is a dearth of qualified anaesthesiologists for tubal sterilisations.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Sri Lanka
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Sterilization, Tubal
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Pain Measurement
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Female
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Humans
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Retrospective Studies
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Adult
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Developing Countries
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Injections, Intravenous
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Anesthesia, General
Type of study:
Observational study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Ceylon Med J
Year:
1996
Type:
Article
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