Preincisional administration of intravenous or subcutaneous infiltration of low-dose ketamine suppresses postoperative pain after appendectomy

Azim Honarmand, Mohammadreza Safavi, Hasan KarakyAnesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranBackground: Ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, can suppress hyperalgesia and allodynia. The purpose of the present study was to...

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Main Authors: Honarm, A, Safavi M, Karaky H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Pain Research
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/preincisional-administration-of-intravenous-or-subcutaneous-infiltrati-a8985