Ketamine Co-induction for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

Abstract

Ketamine hydrochloride, an anesthetic medication, has been demonstrated to acutely and rapidly improve depressive symptoms but not yet been adequately studied for this effect when used as part of a general anesthetic for surgery. This proposed single-centre, double-blinded, randomized clinical trial of adult patients with depression presenting for gynecologic surgery would compare severity of depressive symptoms between patients receiving and not receiving ketamine as part of their general anesthetic.

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