Low-dose intravenous ketamine for postcardiac surgery pain: Effect on opioid consumption and the incidence of chronic pain

Low-dose intravenous ketamine for postcardiac surgery pain: Effect on opioid consumption and the incidence of chronic pain

Background: Recent meta-analyses have concluded that low-dose intravenous ketamine infusions (LDKIs) during the postoperative period may help to decrease acute and chronic postoperative pain after major surgery. Aims: This study aims to evaluate the level of pain at least 3 months after surgery for...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Cogan, Geneviève Lalumière, Grisell Vargas-Schaffer, Alain Deschamps, Zeynep Yegin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Cardiac surgery
chronic pain
ketamine
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2017;volume=20;issue=4;spage=395;epage=398;aulast=Cogan

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