A comparative study of intrathecal ketamine as an additive to 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine for intrathecal anaesthesia

Background: Spinal anaesthesia with bupivacaine for lower limb and lower abdominal surgeries is limited by the fixed duration of action and cannot be prolonged except with usage of spinal catheters which increase the chance of infection and occurrence of haemodynamic instability when used in high...

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Main Authors: N. Hemanth, S. Geetha, Aloka Samantaray, M.H. Rao, M. Madhusudan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research
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Online Access:http://svimstpt.ap.nic.in/jcsr/oct-dec13_files/OA1.pdf