Overview

Association of Intravenous Ketamine With Thoracic Epidural Analgesia: Effects on Pain and Respiratory Function Following Thoracotomy.

Status:
Terminated

Trial end date:
2010-12-01

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

Thoracotomy for lung resection is deemed painful. Ketamine is now a renewed interest in preventing acute postoperative pain. A previous study performed in the service testing the association ketamine/morphine versus morphine PCA, postoperative, for patients who do not benefit from postoperative epidural thoracic surgery, has demonstrated a reduction of postoperative pain associated with a reduction of nocturnal arterial desaturation following surgery when ketamine was added to morphine.

Phase:

N/A

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

Treatments:

Ketamine