Blood pressure changes during ketamine infusion for the treatment of depression.
General hospital psychiatry January 1, 2024 Mina Ansari, Brian Pittman, Daniel S Tylee et al. 6 citations
Blood pressure increases during ketamine infusion for depression, peaking at 40 minutes with average rises of 16.0 mmHg systolic and 11.0 mmHg diastolic. Severe hypertension occurred in 12.5% of patients and 0.98% of infusion sessions, most often during the first three treatments. Older age and a history of hypertension were associated with larger blood pressure surges, indicating that careful cardiovascular monitoring is needed, especially for these patients.