Circulatory Effects of Ketamine
| Control | Ketamine(2 mg/kg IV) | Percent Change | | Heart rate (beats/min) | 74 | 98 | +33 | | Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg) | 93 | 119 | +28 | | Stroke volume index (mL/m2) | 43 | 44 | | | Systemic vascular resistance (units) | 16.2 | 15.9 | | | Right atrial pressure (mm Hg) | 7.0 | 8.9 | | | Left ventricular end diastolic pressure (mm Hg) | 13.0 | 13.1 | | | Pulmonary artery pressure (mm Hg) | 17.0 | 24.5 | +44 | | Minute work index (kg/min/m2) | 5.4 | 8.9 | +40 | | Tension-time index (mm Hg/s) | 2,700 | 4,600 | +68 |
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