Assertion: ketamine | /r/HasProperty | useful
Facets:
value: in children
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for surgery
type: PURPOSE
value: primarily
type: DEGREE
value: as a painkiller for crps
type: PURPOSE
value: for treating heroin addiction
type: PURPOSE
value: with asthma
type: OTHER
value: in trd
type: LOCATION
value: particularly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Ketamine is a potent pain killer and is particularly useful for children undergoing agonizing procedures such as treatment of burns.
text: Ketamine relaxes smooth muscles in the airways and may therefore be a useful induction agent in children with asthma .
text: [ Ketamine may be used for the induction and/or maintenance of anesthesia in pediatric patients.
text: The same scientist found that ketamine might also be useful for treating heroin addiction.
text: Some studies have been done which suggest that ketamine might be useful as a painkiller for CRPS.
text: Although evidence is limited, ketamine may be useful in opiate-dependent patients with acute exacerbations of chronic pain conditions
text: Meanwhile, NIMH-funded scientists around the country, including Dr. Charney, who left NIMH in 2004 to continue his research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai in New York, carried out additional studies confirming that ketamine was useful in TRD, where it provides relief from depression in about half of patients.
text: Ketamine seems most beneficial when pain scores are high, suggesting that it is primarily useful for surgery associated with high levels of postoperative pain.
text: We concur with the review by Bredlau et al.13 that although the evidence is limited, ketamine may be useful as a third-line drug for selected patients with refractory cancer pain.