Ketamine in the effective management of chronic pain, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder for Veterans: A meta-analysis and systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ketamine has emerged as a promising treatment alternative for the management of chronic pain. Despite encouraging findings in civilian populations, and favourable results from trials examining its efficacy in military populations, there is still a dearth of information pointing to optimal specifications related to ketamine administration for pain, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military populations. This meta-analysis and systematic review synthesised available evidence on the effectiveness, tolerability, and feasibility of ketamine in the management of chronic pain and mental health conditions in military populations.

Methods

This review followed the Cochrane's Guide for systematic reviews of interventions and Preferred Reporting Items

SUBMITTER: Liu JJW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11228764 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature