Preventive analgesia: Effect of small dose of ketamine on morphine requirement after renal surgery

Background : N-methyl D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptors seem to be responsible for pain memory and their blockade can contribute significantly in prevention of pain. This study was conducted to evaluate the preventive effect of small dose of ketamine, a NMDA receptor blocker, given before skin incision i...

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Main Authors: Beena Parikh, Jyotsna Maliwad, Veena R Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2011;volume=27;issue=4;spage=485;epage=488;aulast=Parikh