Intra- and postoperative intravenous ketamine does not prevent chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Pain

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 42-54

  Klatt, Elena ^a   Zumbrunn, Thomas ^a   Bandschapp, Oliver ^a   Girard, Thierry ^a   Ruppen, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Intra and postoperative ketamine; Meta analysis; Prevention of chronic pain

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; ANALGESIC AGENT;

BREAST SURGERY; CHRONIC PAIN; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MASTECTOMY; META ANALYSIS; MOTION; NUMERICAL RATING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; RECTUM SURGERY; REST; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOTOMY; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANALGESICS; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; KETAMINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84961290203     PISSN: 18778860     EISSN: 18778879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2014.12.005     Document Type: Review

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