Restricting ketamine would have 'dire consequences' for surgery in low-resource countries, anesthesiologists warn
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 12:23
in Health & Medicine
Proposals to restrict access to ketamine by making it a "Schedule I" drug would have a major impact on the availability of anesthesia and surgery in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs)—where ketamine is often the only general anesthetic drug available, according to experts.