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Hindi Review Article
Ketamine-The Confluence of Old and Recent Concepts
Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa*, Gurpreet Kaur and Menaal Khanna
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Banur, Patiala, Punjab, India
- *Corresponding Author:
- Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa
H.No-27-A, Ratan Nagar
Tripuri, Patiala
Punjab, India
Tel: +919915025828
E-mail: sukhminder_bajwa2001@yahoo.com
Received date: August 05, 2016; Accepted date: February 06, 2017; Published date: February 10, 2017
Citation: Bajwa SJS, Kaur G, Khanna M (2017) Ketamine-The Confluence of Old and Recent Concepts. J Pain Relief 6:283. doi: 10.4172/2167-0846.1000283
Copyright: © 2017 Bajwa SJS, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Not many drugs in anaesthesiology have gained so much attention as ketamine got for so many years. It has been used worldwide for the last five decades through various routes and for various indications. In its early year of its manufacture, it was considered a wonder or magic drug though the popularity declined with observation of so many side effects coming to the fore through various clinical trials. However, recently its non-anaesthetic properties and anaesthetic profile has re-kindled a newer interest in its pharmacological profile. Here we stand at a new juncture where a possible confluence of its old and recent utilities can make it a drug for future thus revolutionizing its clinical usage in many scenarios. The current narrative review aims to highlight these aspects through a short journey from its pharmacological profile to its older and recent indications.
