Ketamine dose

Q: Ketamine is now increasingly used in ICU. Dose should be calculated by? (select one)

A) Ideal body weight
B) Actual body weight


Answer: A

Ketamine is a good choice for use particularly in obese patients where analgesia and sedation effects are required without respiratory depression. Ketamine has a very good safety profile in obese patients, and an opioid sparing effect. But, care should be taken while prescribing the dose as it should be be calculated by patient's ideal body weight.

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Reference:

 Avi A Weinbroum. Role and Advantageousness of Ketamine in Obese and Non-Obese Patients: Peri-Interventional Considerations. J Anesth Clin Res 9: 827, 2018