Intravenous sub-anesthetic ketamine for perioperative analgesia

• Autori principali: Andrew W Gorlin (Autore), David M Rosenfeld (Autore), Harish Ramakrishna (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Ketamine, an N-methyl-d-aspartate antagonist, blunts central pain sensitization at sub-anesthetic doses (0.3 mg/kg or less) and has been studied extensively as an adjunct for perioperative analgesia. At sub-anesthetic doses, ketamine has a minimal physiologic impact though it is associated with a lo...