Intravenous ketamine, propofol and propofol-ketamine combination used for pediatric dental sedation: A randomized clinical study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9834Keywords:
Ketamine, Propofol, Sedation, Tooth extraction.Abstract
Background and Objective: Dental treatments cannot be always performed under local anesthesia in pediatric non-cooperative patients. For this purpose, different anesthetic techniques have been applied to increase patient comport to dental treatments.
Methods: Sixty children classified as ASA I-II, between aged 3 to 9, who were scheduled to undergo tooth extraction, were enrolled for this randomized study. Group K received 1 mg/kg ketamine, Group P received 1 mg/kg propofol, and Group KP received 0.5 mg/kg propofol plus 0.5 mg/kg ketamine intravenously for anesthesia induction.
Results: Recovery time was significantly lower in Group P than Group KP. No significant differences were found between groups regarding HR, before and after the induction, at tenth minute. Fifth minute
