Feasibility of a Ketamine Anesthesia Package in Support of Obstetric and Gynecologic Procedures in Kenya When No Anesthetist is Available

A consecutive case series was conducted in 12 hospitals across 5 severely resource-limited counties in Kenya

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
23 March 2019
Country:
Kenya
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Health, Humanitarian Disasters and Emergencies
Authors:
Masaki CO, Makin, J, Suarez, S, Wuyke, G

Abstract

The objective was to assess the feasibility and safety of the ̳Every Second Matters for Emergency and Essential Surgery - Ketamine’ (ESM-Ketamine) package in support of obstetric and gynecologic emergency and essential surgery when no anesthetist is available. A consecutive case series was conducted in 12 hospitals across 5 severely resource-limited counties in Kenya.

This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme

Citation

Masaki CO, Makin J, Suarez S, Wuyke G, Senay AN, Suarez-Rebling D, Imbamba J, Juma J, Guha M, Burke TF. Feasibility of a Ketamine Anesthesia Package in Support of Obstetric and Gynecologic Procedures in Kenya When No Anesthetist is Available. Afr J Reprod Health. 2019 Mar;23(1):37-45. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2019/v23i1.4. PMID: 31034170.

Feasibility of a Ketamine Anesthesia Package in Support of Obstetric and Gynecologic Procedures in Kenya When No Anesthetist is Available

Published 23 March 2019
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