Ketamine in outpatient arthroscopic shoulder surgery: Effects on postoperative pain, hemodynamic stability and process times

Background: Pain after arthroscopic shoulder surgery is often severe, and establishing a pain treatment regimen that does not delay discharge can be challenging. The reported ability of ketamine to prevent opioid-induced hyperalgesia has not been investigated in this particular setting.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schotola Hanna, Kirsch Karl-Christian, Höcker Jan, Egan Michael, Büttner Benedikt, Wiese Christoph, Mansur Ashham, Hinz José Maria, Bergmann Ingo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2015-05-01
Series:Open Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/med.2015.10.issue-1/med-2015-0043/med-2015-0043.xml?format=INT