Ketamine in the postoperative management of a patient with Parkinson’s disease

V.M. Diaconescu

Secţia ATI, Institutul de Boli Cardiovasculare „Prof. Dr. G.M.I. Georgescu” Iaşi

Abstract

Parkinson disease may complicate the postoperative course by muscles rigidity and respiratory dysfunction. There are some recently published papers suggesting the utility of NMDA receptor inhibitors for this situation. Ketamine administered preoperatively was used with fair results. We describe a patient with Parkinson disease in whom the continuous postoperative administration of ketamine reduced the muscular rigidity and avoided the respiratory dysfunction.

Keywords: Parkinson disease, muscular rigidity, ketamine

J Rom Anest Terap Int 2010; 17: 65-67

CAZURI CLINICE

Ketamina în abordarea postoperatorie a pacientului cu boala Parkinson