Role of epidural ketamine for postoperative analgesia after upper abdominal surgery

Role of epidural ketamine for postoperative analgesia after upper abdominal surgery

Ketamine, aN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist inhibits central sensitization due to peripheral nociception thus potentiating the analgesic effect of morphine. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the effect of adding small-dose ketamine in a multimodal regimen of postoperative patient-cont...

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Main Authors: Mamta Sethi, Nitin Sethi, Pradeep Jain, Jayashree Sood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Epidural analgesia
ketamine
morphine
postoperative pain
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2011;volume=55;issue=2;spage=141;epage=145;aulast=Sethi

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