Emergency Physicians Should Give Ketamine to Patients with Acute Suicidal Ideation
Curtis Marino
Mediterranean Journal of Emergency Medicine & Acute Care April 8, 2026 DOI: 10.52544/j5.66165 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Esketamine Ketamine |
| Key points | Acute suicidal ideation accounts for roughly 1% of adult emergency department visits in the U.S., a proportion that has grown over recent decades, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Abstract
Acute suicidal ideation (SI) represents about 1% of all adult emergency department (ED) visits in the U.S. and has increased over the past few decades, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.