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Effect of ketamine as an adjuvant in ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block: A double-blind randomized clinical trial study by Mohammadreza Safavi; Mehdi Khazaei; Mohammadreza Lashgarinia; Khosro Naghibi; Azim Honarmand is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background: Supraclavicular brachial plexus block is one of the most effective anesthetic procedures in operations for the upper extremity. Ketamine has been reported to enhance the analgesic effects of local anesthetics. We have conducted this study to assess whether coadministration of ketamine can prolong the local analgesic effect of lidocaine in the supraclavicular brachial plexus block for patients undergoing elective upper extremity surgery. ## Materials and Methods: Sixty adult patients undergoing elective surgery of the elbow, forearm, wrist or hand were randomly allocated in two groups of 30 patients each. Group 1 (ketamine group) received 5 mg/kg lidocaine 1.5% plus 2 mg/kg ketamine, Group 2 (control group) received 5 mg/kg lidocaine 1.5% and saline. The outcome measures included severity of pain by using visual analog scale (VAS, 0 = no pain 10 cm = the most severe pain), time of first request for analgesia, and total dose of postoperative opioid administration. The data was analyzed using the χ^2^ test, student's t-test, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, and Multivariate analysis tests. ## Results: Patients in the control group had a higher VAS than patients who recei
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- Author
- Mohammadreza Safavi; Mehdi Khazaei; Mohammadreza Lashgarinia; Khosro Naghibi; Azim Honarmand
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)