Effect of Ketalar on Intraocular Pressure and Eye Surgery in Children.

Kim, Jae Ho; Rhee, Sang Wook; Shin, In Sun

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1972;13(2):79-82.
Published online January 1, 2001.

Effect of Ketalar on Intraocular Pressure and Eye Surgery in Children.

Jae Ho Kim, Sang Wook Rhee, In Sun Shin

Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic Medical College and Center, Seoul, Korea.

전신마취제 Ketalar 이 안압 및 소아안수술에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Ketalar, a new parenteral anesthetic, was used as a clinical trial for 14 surgical cases ranged from 2 to 15 year old children, and also intraocular pressures of their patient's sound eyes were measured before and after Ketalar injection, I.M. 5-10 mg/kg. Unlike conventional anesthetic agents, Ketalar caused a significant rise in intraocular pressure within 5 minutes and then the pressure improved to normal range about 15 minutes after Ketalar injection. Ketalar could not recommended as a general anethetic agent in case who should examine the intraocular pressure. In eye surgery under 15 year old children, this agent would be a safe and effective general anesthetic, and in an emergent eye injured case, Ketalar is an agent of first choice and can injects to patient regardless of diet intake.