Association of low-dose ketamine with hallucinations in critically ill patients: a target trial emulation
In ICU patients, low-dose ketamine was strongly associated with an increased risk of hallucinations. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution due to the observational nature of the study and the risk of residual confounding.
Authors
- Andrew Casamento (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6289-524X)
- Rinaldo Bellomo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1650-8939)
- Marcus Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6195-660X)
- Dinesh Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2128-5570)
- Hossein Jahanabadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8431-6779)
- Ary Serpa Neto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1520-9387)
- Kartik Kishore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6254-6063)
- Natasha E. Holmes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8501-4054)
- Jian Wen Chan
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (BR)
- Austin Hospital (AU)
- Northern Hospital (AU)
- Peter Doherty Institute (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Austin Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Intensive Care Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-025-07926-w
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.27
Funders
- Monash University