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Created August 15, 2015, last updated about 9 years ago.
Collection: 41, Score: 1352, Trend score: 0, Read count: 1613, Articles count: 3, Created: 2015-08-15 08:34:41 UTC. Updated: 2015-08-23 06:44:57 UTC.Notes
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Collected Articles
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Perioperative intravenous ketamine may be a useful addition in pain management regimens. Previous systematic reviews have included all methods of ketamine administration, and heterogeneity between studies has been substantial. This study addresses this issue by narrowing the inclusion criteria, using a random effects model, and performing subgroup analysis to determine the specific types of patients, surgery, and clinical indications which may benefit from perioperative ketamine administration. ⋯ Intravenous ketamine is an effective adjunct for postoperative analgesia. Particular benefit was observed in painful procedures, including upper abdominal, thoracic, and major orthopedic surgeries. The analgesic effect of ketamine was independent of the type of intraoperative opioid administered, timing of ketamine administration, and ketamine dose.
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Review Case Reports
Intravenous Ketamine for Rapid Opioid Dose Reduction, Reversal of Opioid-Induced Neurotoxicity, and Pain Control in Terminal Care: Case Report and Literature Review.
We report a case of opioid-induced neurotoxicity (OIN) in an actively dying hospice patient, its reversal and improved analgesia that followed opioid dosage reduction made possible after addition of IV ketamine. We briefly review the diagnosis and treatment of OIN. ⋯ OIN should be considered as an etiology of CNS dysfunction occurring with prolonged, high-dose opioid therapy. This case highlights the opioid-sparing and analgesic properties of low-dose ketamine, allowing reversal of OIN in the home hospice setting.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Sep 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy of Ketamine as an Adjunct to Lidocaine in Intravenous Regional Anesthesia.
The addition of ketamine to lignocaine-based IVRA (Bier's block) significantly improved analgesia and patient satisfaction without increasing side effects.
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