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Table 1 (abstract A124). Summary of the included studies. RCT; Ramdomized Controlled Trial; POS: Prospective Observational Study; K:Ketamine; MV: Mechanical Ventilation; PEEPi:Positive End Expiratory Pressure Intrinsic; Cdyn: Dynamic Compliance; Rsmax: Airway Resistance; PEFR: Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; Ppeak: Pressure Peak; FEV1: Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second; PRAM: Pediatic Respiratory Assessment Measure; PIS: Pulmonary Index Score; CAS: Clinical Asthma Score

From: Abstracts of the ICARE 2022 76th SIAARTI National Congress

First author, year, Design

N of patients

Age (range)

Inclusion Criteria

Ketamine dose(s)

Comparison Dose

Outcomes

Side effects

Esmailian M, 2018,

RCT

92

48 years

(34-62)

-

-K: bolus 0,3 mg/kg (16,3%), 0,4 mg/kg (15,2%), and 0,5 mg/kg (17,4%)

-Placebo

PEFR before and 1 h after treatment.

No side effects reported.

Allen JY, 2005, RCT

68

6 years

(2-10)

PIS>8

-K: bolus 0,2 mg/kg + infusion 0,5 mg/kg/h (2 h)

-Placebo

PIS score at 0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes.

No side effects reported.

Tiwari A, 2016, RCT

48

48 months

(16-144)

PRAM≥5 after 2 hour of standard therapy

-K: bolus 0,5 mg/kg (20 min) + infusion 0,6 mg/kg/h (3 h)

-Aminophylline: 5 mg/kg bolus (20 min) + infusion 0,9 mg/kg/h (3 h)

∆PRAM in the first 24 h, Hypertension, Tachycardia.

No side effects reported

Nedel W, 2020, RCT

45

65

(51-79)

-Adults intubated for bronchospasm

-Rsmax≥12 cmH2O/L/s

-K: bolus 2 mg/kg + infusion 2 mg/kg/h

-Fentanyl: bolus 1 mcg/kg + infusion of 1 mcg/kg/h

Rsmax, Cdyn, PEEPi, duration of MV at baseline, 3h and 24 h.

No side effects reported.

Howton JC, 1996, RCT

44

33

(26-40)

-

-K: bolus 0,1 mg/kg + infusion 0,5 mg/kg/h

-Placebo

Respiratory rate, hemodynamic parameters, Borg Score, P/F ratio, FEV1 before and after treatment.

Side effects reported.

Petrillo TM, 2001, POS

10

8

(5-16)

CAS>12

-K: bolus 1 mg/kg + infusion 0,75 mg/kg/h (1 h)

CAS, vital signs, PEFR before K administration, within 10 min afetr K administration, and 1 h after infusion.

Side effect reported.

Heshmati F, 2003, POS

11

30

(15-40)

-

K: bolus 1 mg/kg + infusion 1 mg/kg/h (2 h)

Ppeak, PaCO2, PaO2 before K administration, 15 min after administration and 2 h after infusion.

No side effects reported.