Authors : Somchai Amornyotin
Volume : 4
Issue : 1
Year : 2022
Page No : 01-02
Ketamine, an old intravenous anesthetic, is a non-narcotic drug. It principally works by non-competitive antagonist at the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. Ketamine has several properties of the ideal anesthetic agent. Therefore, its properties are interesting in various clinical settings including gastrointestinal endoscopy, although it could produce some adverse effects. This present short review aims to pronounce the use of intravenous ketamine for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedure.