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- Title
Successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of short-term mechanical ventilation following inadvertent ketamine overdose in a cat.
- Authors
Cortés, Yonaira E.; Holm, Jennifer L.
- Abstract
Objective: To describe the clinical manifestations and successful outcome following an inadvertent overdose of ketamine to a cat. Case summary: A 4-year-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat was evaluated for a urethral obstruction. Because of an inadvertent miscalculation of ketamine, 20 times the intended dose was administered intravenously, which resulted in cardiopulmonary arrest. Cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation was successful, and short-term mechanical ventilation, fluids and intensive monitoring were utilized to achieve full recovery and subsequent discharge of the animal. New or unique information provided: Ketamine is a common anesthetic agent used in cats that is considered to have a wide therapeutic index and minimal cardiopulmonary depressant effects at recommended doses. Successful management of inadvertent ketamine overdose has been reported in children, but not in cats. Prompt CPCR and short-term mechanical ventilation may be necessary to treat a significant ketamine overdose. In cats, yohimbine may act as a partial antagonist of ketamine.
- Subjects
CARDIOPULMONARY resuscitation; ANESTHESIA adjuvants; CRITICAL care medicine; DRUG overdose; MECHANICAL ventilators; CARDIAC arrest
- Publication
Journal of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care, 2008, Vol 18, Issue 2, p165
- ISSN
1479-3261
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1476-4431.2008.00291.x