Oral ketamine for acute postoperative analgesia (OKAPA) trial: A randomized controlled, single center pilot study
This pilot study demonstrated that low dose oral ketamine can be safely used as an adjunct in postoperative pain treatment to help reduce opioid consumption after major spine surgery.
Authors
- Emad Al Azazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5573-770X)
- Eric Plitman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7784-758X)
- Hance Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4975-3823)
- Lashmi Venkatraghavan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1506-7000)
- Michael Dinsmore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9304-0751)
- Kristof Nijs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5627-0665)
- Karim Shiraz Ladha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7303-2458)
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto Western Hospital (CA)
- St Michael’s Hospital (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111690
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.86