One of our GP's has started ordering Ketamine for minor procedures on children in the ER (laceration suturing), and this seems to me to be a workplace safety issue (floor nurses not up to speed on anesthesia meds and proper monitoring, side effects, half-life, etc., not to mention the staffing issue that we have with the extended monitoring needed) putting their licenses at risk, as well as the patient safety risk due to the above nursing limitations.
This just seems too risky...am I being too much of a worrier? (Our CRNA HATES this, and will not even speak to us about it.)