Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry 7th Emergence phenomena have been the most frequently reported adverse effects of ketamine. These reactions, occurring in <5% of patients in some studies and >30% of patients in others, include a feeling of floating, vivid dreams, hallucinations, and/or delirium. The incidence is related to the dose and rate of drug administration and is reduced when benzodiazepines are administered concomitantly. The frequency of emergence delirium is less in children than in adults...
Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry 7th Emergence phenomena have been the most frequently reported adverse effects of ketamine. These reactions, occurring in <5% of patients in some studies and >30% of patients in others, include a feeling of floating, vivid dreams, hallucinations, and/or delirium. The incidence is related to the dose and rate of drug administration and is reduced when benzodiazepines are administered concomitantly. The frequency of emergence delirium is less in children than in adults.