[Smooth induction of anaesthesia in children by means of oral or rectal ketamine-dehydrobenzperidol application (author's transl)].

469 anesthetics for children were divided into 6 groups to investigate the possibility of oral or rectal administration of ketamine in comparison with intravenous or intramuscular injection and N2O:O2:halothane anesthesia. The criteria investigated were smooth induction, oropharyngeal secretion and sufficiency of whole anesthetic sequence. It was concluded that 15 mg/kg ketamine and additional droperidol by the rectal route gave the best results. Furthermore, atropine premedication appeared not to be mandatory.