Vanessa K. Pazdernik, MS

Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

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Vanessa K. Pazdernik, MS, is affiliated with the Department of Quantitative Health Sciences at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Her publications focus on treatment-resistant depression and suicidality, specifically examining the effects of ketamine and esketamine on emergency department utilization and long-term outcomes. Her work, published in 2025, includes observational and mirror-image studies. She frequently collaborates with Balwinder Singh, Jennifer L. Vande Voort, Simon Kung, Liliana Patarroyo-Rodriguez, and Mark A. Frye.

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Ketamine Reduces Suicidality Associated ED Use in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression
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Ketamine Reduces Suicidality Associated ED Use in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression

September 17, 2025

After the acute phase of ketamine treatment, ED visits for suicidal ideation decreased by 84%, and total ED visits for suicidality decreased by 63%.
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Long-Term Outcomes of IV Ketamine and IN Esketamine in Treatment-Refractory Depression
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Long-Term Outcomes of IV Ketamine and IN Esketamine in Treatment-Refractory Depression

July 30, 2025

The study results suggest that patients with treatment-resistant depression who are on maintenance treatment require less frequent treatments with IV ketamine compared to IN esketamine.
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