Ketamine is a phencyclidine derivative, which functions primarily as an antagonist of the N-
methyl-d-aspartate receptor. It has no affinity for gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors in the …

Background Inadequate pain management after surgery increases the risk of postoperative
complications and may predispose for chronic postsurgical pain. Perioperative ketamine …

Background Ketamine infusions have been used for decades to treat acute pain, but a
recent surge in usage has made the infusions a mainstay of treatment in emergency …

For more than 50 years, ketamine has proven to be a safe anesthetic drug with potent
analgesic properties. The active enantiomer is S (+)‐ketamine. Ketamine is mostly …

Résumé Objectif La ketamine intraveineuse perioperatoire peut constituer un ajout utile
al'arsenal therapeutique de prise en charge de la douleur. Les revues methodiques …

Surgical injury can be followed by pain, nausea, vomiting and ileus, stress-induced
catabolism, impaired pulmonary function, increased cardiac demands, and risk of …

Multimodal analgesia for controlling acute postoperative pai... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Multimodal analgesia for controlling acute postoperative pain : Current Opinion …

Objective As an analgesic and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, ketamine has
been increasingly used as an adjunct in the management of acute perioperative pain …

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Postoperative pain is still inadequately relieved despite substantial improvements in the
knowledge of the mechanisms and treatment of pain [1]. Evidence suggests that inadequate …