Association between traumatic brain injuries and ketamine infusion side effects following combat injury

Abstract

Ketamine is a vital component for acute pain management in emergency trauma care for both civilian and military hospitals. This preliminary analysis examined whether combat-injured US service members sustaining traumatic brain injuries (TBI) experienced increased odds of ketamine side effects compared with those without TBI.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 04, 2020
Source ID
10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001443

Entities

People

  • Alexandra Victoria Kane
  • J. Tran
  • K B Highland
  • M L Kent
  • N A Giordano

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine