Efficacy of adding ketamine to levobupivacaine in paravertebral block on acute and chronic pain in thoracotomy: a randomized controlled double-blinded trial
Adding ketamine to TPVB resulted in better analgesia as demonstrated by significantly delayed time to first rescue analgesia, lower total amount of consumed opioid, and pain score without considerable effect on chronic pain and complications in patients undergoing thoracotomy.
Authors
- Mohamed Abdelbadie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0538-9145)
- Mohammed Said ElSharkawy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0814-6728)
- Saad Ahmed Moharam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1364-4679)
- Amgad Elshikh
- Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim
- Mostafa Mohamed Shaheen
Institutions
- Beni-Suef University (EG)
- Tanta University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PAIN Reports
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pr9.0000000000001206
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72