Effect of Ketamine in Depressive Symptoms of Elderly Patients With Visual Impairment.

Summary

the prevalence of depression in elderly is from 4 to 30% and is associated with a lower quality of life mayor medical comorbidity, and increased mortality. Although there are various treatments for depression in the elderly, the study of interventions in resistant depression is limited and there are few reports of the efficacy and safety profile of alternative interventions such as ketamine in the elderly. The final objective of the present study is to report the effects of a single infusion of ketamine on the depressive symptoms in patients undergoing ophthalmologic surgery

Timeline

Start

2018-04-15

Primary completion

2018-06-30

Completion

2018-07-30

Publications

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