Safety and Feasibility of a Ketamine Package to Support Emergency and Essential Surgery in Kenya when No Anaesthetist is Available

An Analysis of 1216 Consecutive Operative Procedures

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 23 October 2017

• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Health, Humanitarian Disasters and Emergencies
• Authors: Burke, T.F., Suarez, S, Sessler, D.I.

Abstract

Lack of access to emergency and essential surgery is widespread in low- and middle-income countries. Scarce anesthesia services contribute to this unmet need. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the Every Second Matters for Emergency and Essential Surgery-Ketamine (ESM-Ketamine) package for emergency and essential procedures when no anesthetist was available.

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

Citation

Burke, T.F., Suarez, S., Sessler, D.I. et al. Safety and Feasibility of a Ketamine Package to Support Emergency and Essential Surgery in Kenya when No Anesthetist is Available: An Analysis of 1216 Consecutive Operative Procedures. World J Surg 41, 2990–2997 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-017-4312-0

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Safety and Feasibility of a Ketamine Package to Support Emergency and Essential Surgery in Kenya when No Anaesthetist is Available: An Analysis of 1216 Consecutive Operative Procedures

Published 23 October 2017