… , the extent to which ketamine is clinically useful depends not … of ketamine and its clinical
usefulness in pain management. … for ketamine in postoperative pain, or due to ketamine having …

… review looked at ketamine as an adjuvant to opioids in cancer-related pain 23. … ketamine
to opioids in cancer-related pain 25. In summary, the role of opioid mechanisms in ketamine …

… appears safe [31], although the neurotoxicity of ketamine has not been sufficiently
studied to permit the routine use of neuraxial ketamine for acute pain management currently. …

… pain represented the most frequent use of ketamine as a “… efficacy of ketamine for treatment
of chronic pain is moderate … analgesic options have failed ketamine is a reasonable “third …

… The literature supports the use of ketamine for analgesic purposes, and ketamine offers a
nonopioid option for the management of some pain conditions. Because ketamine is still …

… central pain states has generated intense interest. However, the long-term use of ketamine
for chronic neuropathic pain is … properties of ketamine while minimizing the adverse effects. …

… found less postoperative pain when 0.5 mg/kg preincisional S(+) ketamine was followed …
ketamine alone.16After radical prostatectomy with general anesthesia, opiate needs and pain …

… Although there was no difference in the length of postoperative stays, the group receiving
ketamine reported significantly greater satisfaction with their pain management. …

… of ketamine, but there is an interesting link between pain and depression: functional and
neuroimaging studies have shown that ketamine … by pain [11,94,95]. Although the effect of …

… of ketamine in chronic pain management, especially concerning long-term oral administration.
Oral formulations of ketamine … and safety of oral ketamine in chronic pain management. …