Ketamine use in current clinical practice

M Gao, D Rejaei, H Liu - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2016 - nature.com
After nearly half a century on the market, ketamine still occupies a unique corner in the
medical armamentarium of anesthesiologists or clinicians treating pain. Over the last two …

Role of ketamine in acute postoperative pain management: a narrative review

BM Radvansky, K Shah, A Parikh… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. The objective of this narrative review was to examine the usage of ketamine as a
postoperative analgesic agent across a wide variety of surgeries. Design. A literature search …

Evidence-based medicine: cleft palate

AS Woo - Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Orofacial clefts are the most common congenital malformations of the head and neck region,
and approximately three-quarters of these patients have some form of cleft palate deformity …

[PDF][PDF] Ketamine: Mechanisms, Applications, and Future Directions

I Karunarathna, K Kusumarathna… - Uva Clinical Lab …, 2024 - researchgate.net
Ketamine, a versatile anesthetic agent with a complex pharmacological profile, has been
utilized in clinical practice for decades3. This review examines the diverse mechanisms of …

Effect of local wound infiltration with ketamine versus dexmedetomidine on postoperative pain and stress after abdominal hysterectomy, a randomized trial

SA Mohamed, DM Sayed, FA El Sherif… - … Journal of Pain, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives Postoperative pain and stress elicit hormonal changes.
We aimed at comparing the effects of wound infiltration with ketamine versus …

Initial nutritional assessment of infants with cleft lip and/or palate: interventions and return to birth weight

A Kaye, K Thaete, A Snell, C Chesser… - The Cleft Palate …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To assess and quantify cleft team practices with regard to nutritional support in the
neonatal period Design Retrospective review. Setting Tertiary pediatric hospital. Patients …

Perioperative pain management in cleft lip and palate surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies

MJ Pfaff, IT Nolan, L Musavi, AA Bertrand… - Plastic and …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Develo** effective strategies to manage perioperative pain remains a focus
of cleft care. The present study's purpose was to systematically review perioperative pain …

Laceration management

SL Mankowitz - The Journal of emergency medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Traumatic lacerations to the skin represent a fairly common reason for seeking
emergency department care. Although the incidence of lacerations has decreased over the …

In search of the optimal pain management strategy for children undergoing cleft lip and palate repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Morzycki, K Nickel, D Newton, MC Ng… - Journal of Plastic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Postoperative pain following pediatric cleft lip and palate repair provide unique
challenges. As no guidelines presently exist, we sought to identify the most effective and …

Ketamine—a narrative review of its uses in medicine

BM Radvansky, S Puri, AN Sifonios… - American Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
One of the most fascinating drugs in the anesthesiologist's armament is ketamine, an N-
methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist with a myriad of uses. The drug is a dissociative …