S(+)-ketamine as an analgesic adjunct reduces opioid consumption after cardiac surgery

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1295-1301

  Lahtinen, Pasi ^a   Kokki, Hannu ^a,b   Hakala, Tapio ^a   Hynynen, Markku ^c  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; KETANEST; KETANEST S; PARECOXIB; PLACEBO; PROPACETAMOL; VALDECOXIB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DELUSION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NAUSEA; NIGHTMARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

AGED; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OXYCODONE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 6444228747     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000133913.07342.B9     Document Type: Article

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