Background: Of all the postsurgical pain conditions, thoracotomy pain poses a particular
therapeutic challenge in terms of its prevalence, severity, and ensuing postoperative …

The objectives of this study were to investigate whether continuous intravenous ketamine
during the first 72 hours after thoracotomy could reduce the incidence and intensity of …

Thoracotomy is often responsible for chronic pain, possibly of neuropathic origin. To confirm
preclinical studies, the preventive effects of perioperative ketamine were tested in a …

Introduction Pain which persists after thoracotomy is well recognized, and activation of the N‐
methyl‐d‐aspartate (NMDA) receptor could be a contributing factor. This study sought to …

Objectives Chronic postthoracotomy pain is the most common long-term complication that
occurs after a thoracotomy with a reported incidence of up to 80%. Although thoracic …

Background Ketamine potentiates intravenous or epidural morphine analgesia. The authors
hypothesized that very-low-dose ketamine infusion reduces acute and long-term …

Objectives: Persistent postsurgical pain (PPP) after thoracotomy effect 50% to 80%. Nerve
damage and central sensitization involving NDMDAr activation may play an important role …

OBJECTIVES To evaluate if the pre-emptive administration of ketamine would potentiate the
effect of intravenous morphine analgesia in the management of post-thoracotomy pain …

Ketamine, a noncompetitive N-methyl-d-aspartate antagonist, provides analgesia and
prevents chronic pain following thoracotomy. The study was aimed to assess the effect of …

Background. In this study we have evaluated the efficacy of ketamine via im and epidural
routes for the control of post-thoracotomy pain. Methods. The study was randomized, double …