Ketamine as an Adjunct to Postoperative Pain Management in Opioid Tolerant Patients after Spinal Fusions: A Prospective Randomized Trial

Management of acute postoperative pain is challenging, particularly in patients with preexisting narcotic dependency. Ketamine has been used at subanesthetic doses as a N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist to block the processing of nociceptive input in chronic pain syndromes. This prospe...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

Veröffentlicht in:	HSS journal 2008-02, Vol.4 (1), p.62-65
Hauptverfasser:	Urban, Michael K., Ya Deau, Jacques T., Wukovits, Barbara, Lipnitsky, Jane Y.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesiology Imaging Medicine Medicine & Public Health Narcotics Original Original Article Orthopedics Pain management Radiology Rheumatology Sports Medicine Surgical Orthopedics
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!