Does Ketamine Attenuate Depression of Respiratory and Cardiac Functions
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Normal cardiac and respiratory functions should be maintained during pediatric cardiac
catheterization. Propofol has become a popular choice for sedation in children, however, it
depresses cardiac and respiratory functions. Some investigators reported that ketamine
attenuates its depressant effect, but it remains unclear whether ketamine reduces cardiac and
respiratory depression caused by propofol in pediatric cardiac catheterization.