Oral ketamine for radiotherapy in children with cancer.
Indian J Pediatr
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2000 Apr; 67(4): 263-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-84756
ABSTRACT
Children coming for radiotherapy under sedation usually get repeated injections, which cause distress to both the child and the parents. A prospective study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of oral ketamine for sedation for radiotherapy (RT) in children with cancer. Ten children who received 49 sittings of RT were given 8-15 mg/kg body weight of oral ketamine. The onset time, recovery time, efficacy of sedation and incidence of abnormal movements were compared with another group of 8 children, who received intramuscular ketamine in the dose of 6 mg/kg for a total of 28 sittings of RT. Onset time and recovery time were significantly longer in oral ketamine group as compared to the intramuscular group (p < 0.001). Limb movements in patients receiving oral ketamine necessitated further supplement of sedation and interruption of RT. These drawbacks discourage use of oral ketamine as a good sedative for radiotherapy treatment in paediatric oncology patients.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child, Preschool
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Administration, Oral
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Prospective Studies
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Conscious Sedation
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Injections, Intramuscular
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Ketamine
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Anesthetics, Dissociative
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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