Background Delirium is a common and serious postoperative complication. Subanaesthetic
ketamine is often administered intraoperatively for postoperative analgesia, and some …

Background Ketamine is a general anaesthetic with anti-depressant effects at
subanaesthetic doses. We hypothesised that intraoperative administration of ketamine …

Background Postoperative cognitive complications are associated with substantial morbidity
and mortality. Ketamine has been suggested to have neuroprotective effects in various …

OBJECTIVE: To determine if ketamine attenuates postoperative delirium concomitant with
an anti-inflammatory effect in patients undergoing cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary …

Ketamine, a commonly used general anesthetic, can produce rapid and sustained
antidepressant effect. However, the efficacy and safety of the perioperative application of …

Study objective Delirium is frequently observed in the postoperative and intensive care unit
(ICU) population. Due to the multifactorial origin of delirium and according to international …

Background Evidence confirms that perioperative ketamine administration decreases opioid
usage. To reduce the risk for potential psychodysleptic side effects, however, ketamine …

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 …

BACKGROUND: Reports regarding the ability of the anesthetic drug ketamine to attenuate
the inflammatory response to surgery are conflicting. In this systematic review we examined …

The purpose of this meta‐analysis was to determine the efficacy of peri‐operative
interventions in decreasing the incidence of postoperative delirium. An electronic search of …