The persisting analgesic effect of low-dose intravenous ketamine after spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 518-523

  Sen, Selda ^a   Ozmert, G ^b   Aydin, O N ^a   Baran, N ^b   Caliskan, E ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SSK Ankara Maternity and Women's Health Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia obstetrical; Anaesthesia, conduction; Anaesthesia, spinal; Anaesthetics intravenous, ketamine; Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Analgesics opioid, fentanyl; Pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KETAMINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 22244476382     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026502150500089X     Document Type: Article

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