Ketamine, an N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist, is known to be analgesic and to
induce psychomimetic effects. Benefits and risks of ketamine for the control of postoperative …

IMPLICATIONS: Narcotics alone are not effective in all postoperative patients for adequate
pain relief. They may also be associated with unacceptable side effects. Thus, there remains …

IMPLICATIONS: We evaluated, in a qualitative systematic review, the effect of N-methyl d-
aspartate antagonists on reducing postoperative pain and analgesic consumption beyond …

Infants, including newborn babies, experience pain similarly and probably more intensely
than older children and adults. They are also at risk of adverse long term effects on …

Introduction: Balanced analgesia, using both opioid and nonopioids agents, has become the
standard care for postoperative pain management. Ketamine, a compound with analgesic …

Background Ketamine has been shown to have neurotoxic properties, when administered
neuraxially. The mechanism of this local toxicity is still unknown. Therefore, we investigated …

Neuraxial drugs provide robust pain control, have the potential to improve outcomes, and
are an important component of the perioperative care of children. Opioids or clonidine …

Objective: Pain measurement is a necessity in pain treatment but can be difficult in young
children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Behavioural …

In recent years there has been a wide use of the epidural technique not only during surgery
to provide anesthesia and analgesia, but also for obstetric and trauma as well as acute …

La ketamina es un fármaco anestésico clásico escasamente utilizado en la actualidad para
inducir o mantener anestesia, pero con una creciente indicación como analgésico para el …