Abstract:This study was conducted to highlight the role of intramuscular Ketamine in subanaesthetic doses as a premedicant in highly uncooperative children. Forty children between 1-7 years of age with the highest anxiety level as assessed pre-operatively, were divided into two equal groups. Children in group'A' received 2 mg/kg and those in group 'B' received 4 mg/kg of intramuscular ketamine, 10 min before induction of anaesthesia. The degree ofsedation was observed after 5 min and their response to separation from p… Show more
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