Key result
Continuous intravenous infusion of ketamine at a subanesthetic dose of 0.2 mg/kg/h effectively managed postoperative pain in an infant after severe abdominal surgery, reducing NIPS pain scores from 9 to 6 over 72 hours.
Why the study?
Postoperative anesthesia in pediatric abdominal surgery remains a topical challenge, prompting demonstration of experience using subanesthetic dosages of ketamine.
Does a subanesthetic dose of ketamine improve postoperative pain management and reduce stress markers in a pediatric patient after severe abdominal surgery?
Case Report (n=1)
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Does a subanesthetic dose of ketamine improve postoperative pain management and reduce stress markers in a pediatric patient after severe abdominal surgery?
Subanesthetic ketamine infusion may be an effective adjunct for managing postoperative pain and reducing opioid tolerance in pediatric patients undergoing severe abdominal surgery.
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Multimodal analgesia may aid pediatric postoperative pain; leaves open optimal regimens by procedure and age.
Zaletskyi et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Severe abdominal pathology, postoperative pain (n=1). Ketamine was evaluated on Pain level (NIPS scale) and stress markers (blood glucose, cortisol). Continuous intravenous infusion of ketamine at a subanesthetic dose of 0.2 mg/kg/h effectively managed postoperative pain in an infant after severe abdominal surgery, reducing NIPS pain scores from 9 to 6 over 72 hours.
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