A study of low-dose S-ketamine infusion as "preventive" pain treatment for cesarean section with spinal anesthesia: Benefits and side effects

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 774-781

  Suppa, E ^a   Valente, A ^a   Catarci, S ^a   Zanfini, B A ^a   Draisci, G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cesarean section; Hyperalgesia; Ketamine; Pain; Postoperative; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ESKETAMINE; KETOROLAC; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOPIA; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DREAMING; DROWSINESS; DYSESTHESIA; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; NAUSEA; NYSTAGMUS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREGNANCY; SUFENTANIL;

EID: 84864484432     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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