Ketamine is a noncompetitive antagonist of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor. It has been
widely used in anesthesia and pain management. Ketamine has been administered via the …

Abstract Purpose of Review While ketamine is an established anesthetic, its role in the
management of acute surgical pain is less certain. Therefore, a literature review is warranted …

The benefits of ketamine in reducing pain are largely based on case reports and small
clinical trials. We present a case series describing the application and efficacy of …

Background Chronic pain significantly worsens the quality of life. Unlike neuropathic,
musculoskeletal, postoperative pain, and cancer pain, chronic primary pain cannot be …

Pain is the leading cause of medical consultations and occurs in 50–70% of emergency
department visits. To date, several drugs have been used to manage pain. The clinical use …

In Canada, about one in five adults older than 18 years of age live with chronic pain. 1 Pain
can be sub-defined by three main biological mechanisms: 1) Nociceptive pain (from damage …

Background Over the past 2 decades, the use of intravenous ketamine infusions as a
treatment for chronic pain has increased dramatically, with wide variation in patient …

Ketamine is commonly used as an analgesic in emergency medicine and as an adjuvant
drug in the perioperative setting. In addition, it is used as a third-line adjuvant drug for opioid …

Objectives Ketamine is used to treat chronic refractory pain. However, there are no scientific
guidelines for ketamine use in the Netherlands. The aim of this survey was to provide an …

Objective: In the context of the current opioid epidemic, there has been a renewed interest in
the use of ketamine as an analgesic agent. Methods: We reviewed ketamine analgesia …