Ketamine as an anaesthetic agent for tubal sterilisation.

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dc.contributor.authorWeerasekera, D Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorGunawardene, K Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T05:27:09Z
dc.date.available2009-05-28T05:27:09Z
dc.date.issued1996-09-01en_US
dc.descriptionThe Ceylon Medical Journal.en_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: 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.en_US
dc.description.affiliationGeneral Hospital, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWeerasekera DS, Gunawardene KK. Ketamine as an anaesthetic agent for tubal sterilisation. The Ceylon Medical Journal. 1996 Sep; 41(3): 102-3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/48499
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.infolanka.com/CMJhome/en_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAnesthesia, Generalen_US
dc.subject.meshAnesthetics, Dissociative --administration & dosageen_US
dc.subject.meshDeveloping Countriesen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInjections, Intravenousen_US
dc.subject.meshKetamine --administration & dosageen_US
dc.subject.meshPain Measurementen_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshSri Lankaen_US
dc.subject.meshSterilization, Tubal --methodsen_US
dc.titleKetamine as an anaesthetic agent for tubal sterilisation.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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