Intravenous sub-anesthetic ketamine for perioperative analgesia

Ketamine, an N-methyl-d-aspartate antagonist, blunts central pain sensitization at sub-anesthetic doses (0.3 mg/kg or less) and has been studied extensively as an adjunct for perioperative analgesia. At sub-anesthetic doses, ketamine has a minimal physiologic impact though it is associated with a lo...

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Main Authors: Andrew W Gorlin, David M Rosenfeld, Harish Ramakrishna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2016;volume=32;issue=2;spage=160;epage=167;aulast=Gorlin