Sympathetic activity of S-(+)-ketamine low doses in the epidural space

Background and objectives: S-(+)-ketamine is an intravenous anaesthetic and sympathomimetic with properties of local anaesthetic. It has an effect of an analgetic and local anaesthetic when administered epidurally, but there are no data whether low doses of S-(+)-ketamine have sympathomimetic effect...

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Main Authors: Slobodan Mihaljevic, Ljiljana Mihaljevic, Marko Cacic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001413001590