Use of Ketamine and Esketamine in the Pediatric Population: Current Evidence and Clinical Applications.
Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) April 1, 2026 Thomas Kun Pak, Stephen Kimatian, Graham Emslie et al.
Ketamine is a well-established anesthetic agent that is gaining increasing recognition for its diverse therapeutic applications, including the management of chronic pain, refractory status epilepticus, major depressive disorder, and suicidality. Although it has been used clinically since the 1960s, multiple clinical trials with ketamine and esketamine in adults and pediatric populations are...