TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Ketamine A1 - Hendrix, Kumudhini A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2014 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam AB - Ketamine is a water-soluble intravenous anesthetic that is structurally related to the psychotropic drug phencyclidine (PCP). It was first synthesized in 1962 and named “C1581” by Parke-Davis Research Laboratory. Clinical evaluation began in 1965 with approval for patient use 5 years later. In the early 1970s, ketamine was widely used as a field anesthetic by the United States during the Vietnam War. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102567129 ER -