The Early and Delayed Analgesic Effects of Ketamine After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Study

2009234 citationsJournal Article

Authors

F. Remérand · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours

Charlotte Le Tendre

Abstract

Ketamine had a morphine-sparing effect after THA, even when morphine was combined with multimodal systemic analgesia. It also facilitated rehabilitation at 1 mo and decreased postoperative chronic pain up to 6 mo after surgery.

Topics & Keywords

Anesthesia and Pain Management Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Nausea and vomiting management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Anesthesia & Analgesia

Volume 109, Issue 6, pp. 1963-1971

DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181bdc8a0

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