Preemptive low-dose epidural ketamine for preventing chronic postthoracotomy pain: A prospective, double-blinded, randomized, clinical trial

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 304-308

  Ryu, Ho Geol ^a   Lee, Chul Joong ^b   Kim, Young Tae ^c   Bahk, Jae Hyon ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic postthoracotomy pain; epidural ketamine; preemptive analgesia

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC POSTTHORACOTOMY PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR FORMATION; THORACOTOMY; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 79954884852     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181fd5187     Document Type: Article

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