Effect of Ketamine on the Quality of Anesthesia and Postoperative Analgesia in Epidural Anesthesia

• Published in: Journal of experimental & clinical medicine Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 83 - 89
• Main Authors: Erol, İbrahim Mustafa, Özdoğan, Levent, Örnek, Dilşen, Taşpınar, Vildan, Kalaycı, Dilek, Barçın, Semiha, Şahin, Fazilet, Erk, Gülcan, Dikmen, Bayazit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2014
• Subjects: analgesia; bupivacaine; epidural anesthesia; fentanyl; Internal Medicine; epidural anesthesia; bupivacaine; analgesia; fentanyl

Abstract Purpose To investigate the additional effects of ketamine to the epidural anesthesia over quality of intraoperative anesthesia and postoperative analgesia. Methods Sixty adult patients, aged 20–70 years with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of I-III (ASA I-III) who w...