Urological symptoms following ketamine treatment for psychiatric disorders: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Ketamine has emerged as a putative rapid-acting treatment option for psychiatric disorders, particularly treatment-resistant depression. Chronic recreational ketamine use is associated with ketamine-induced urological toxicity, raising concerns over the safety of repeated ketamine treatments. This systematic review aimed to synthesise urological findings from clinical trials and observational studies using ketamine for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Electronic databases were searched up until 4th April 2024 for trials and observational studies using ketamine treatment for psychiatric disorders in adults, and which reported assessment of urinary, bladder or renal symptoms. Twenty-seven studies were included, mostly in depressive disorders (N = 24). Urological symptoms were r

SUBMITTER: Kerr-Gaffney J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12572349 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature