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JUNE 17, 2019

Patients Receiving Ketamine Plus Dexmedetomidine Combo Need Monitoring

San Diego—Surgical patients who receive analgesic doses of ketamine together with dexmedetomidine should be closely monitored before and immediately after they leave the hospital because of the potential neurocognitive and behavioral effects of the drug combination, a study has found.

“At analgesic doses required for pain relief, ketamine administered in combination with dexmedetomidine impairs thinking, behavior and memory,” said Amie Hayley, PhD, a senior research fellow at