Ketamine

"Ketamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A cyclohexanone derivative used for induction of anesthesia. Its mechanism of action is not well understood, but ketamine can block NMDA receptors (RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE) and may interact with sigma receptors.

Descriptor ID	D007649
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.426.392.368.367.652
Concept/Terms	Ketamine Ketamine 2-(2-Chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)cyclohexanone CI-581 CI-581 CI 581 CI581 Ketalar Ketalar Ketaset Ketaset Ketanest Ketanest Calipsol Calipsol Kalipsol Calypsol Ketamine Hydrochloride Ketamine Hydrochloride

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
Hydrocarbons, Alicyclic [D02.455.426.392]
Cycloparaffins [D02.455.426.392.368]
Cyclohexanes [D02.455.426.392.368.367]
Ketamine [D02.455.426.392.368.367.652]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ketamine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Ketamine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 32 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2016 and 2017 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2006	2	0	2
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2013	1	1	2
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	3	1	4
2017	2	2	4
2018	1	0	1
2020	4	0	4
2021	2	0	2
2022	1	0	1
2023	2	0	2
2024	3	0	3
2025	1	0	1

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Franklin CE, Altinay M, Bailey K, Bhati MT, Carr BR, Conroy SK, Khurshid K, McDonald WM, Mickey BJ, Murrough JW, Nestor SM, Nickl-Jockschat T, Reti IM, Sanacora G, Trapp NT, Viswanath B, Wright JH, Zandi PP, Potash JB. Genetics of Response to ECT, TMS, Ketamine and Esketamine. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2025 Oct; 198(7):88-102.

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Wunsch H, Bosch NA, Law AC, Vail EA, Hua M, Shen BH, Lindenauer PK, Juurlink DN, Walkey AJ, Gershengorn HB. Evaluation of Etomidate Use and Association with Mortality Compared with Ketamine among Critically Ill Patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Nov 15; 210(10):1243-1251.

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Grande LA, Hutch T, Jack K, Mironov W, Iwuoha J, Muy-Rivera M, Grillo J, Martin SA, Herring A. Ketamine-assisted buprenorphine initiation: a pilot case series. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2024 Aug 29; 19(1):60.

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Johnson BE, Borges ES, Gaspari RJ, Galletta GM, Lai JT. Unintentional Ketamine Overdose Via Telehealth. Am J Psychiatry. 2024 Jan 01; 181(1):81-82.

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McGowan JC, Ladner LR, Shubeck CX, Tapia J, LaGamma CT, Anqueira-Gonz?lez A, DeFrancesco A, Chen BK, Hunsberger HC, Sydnor EJ, Logan RW, Yu TS, Kernie SG, Denny CA. Traumatic Brain Injury-Induced Fear Generalization in Mice Involves Hippocampal Memory Trace Dysfunction and Is Alleviated by (R,S)-Ketamine. Biol Psychiatry. 2024 01 01; 95(1):15-26.

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Ketigian LA, Kidambi SS. Postoperative Catatonia After Fentanyl, Hydromorphone, and Ketamine Administration in a Patient Taking Sertraline: A Case Report. A A Pract. 2023 Jul 01; 17(7):e01695.

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Driver BE, Trent SA, Prekker ME, Reardon RF, Brown CA. Sedative Dose for Rapid Sequence Intubation and Postintubation Hypotension: Is There an Association? Ann Emerg Med. 2023 10; 82(4):417-424.

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Resch SC, Suarez S, Omotayo MO, Griffin J, Sessler D, Burke T. Non-anaesthetist-administered ketamine for emergency caesarean section in Kenya: cost-effectiveness analysis. BMJ Open. 2022 10 05; 12(10):e051055.

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Pazhani Y, Roth J, Kataria V, Nguyen HL, Ramos A, Mooney J. Impact of ketamine versus fentanyl continuous infusion on opioid use in patients admitted to a surgical-trauma intensive care unit. J Opioid Manag. 2022 May-Jun; 18(3):257-264.

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April MD, Long B, Brown CA. Etomidate Should be the Default Agent for Rapid Sequence Intubation in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 12; 78(6):720-721.

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