Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Diab Fuad Hetta

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• Research Article
  Preoperative Oral Morphine and Sub-Anesthetic Ketamine Co-Administration Reduce Acute Post-Mastectomy Pain
  Author(s): Montaser A Mohammad and Diab Fuad Hetta Montaser A Mohammad and Diab Fuad Hetta
  
  Objectives: To assess the analgesic efficacy and tolerability of co-administration of pre-emptive single oral dose of sustained release morphine and sub- anesthetic ketamine infusion for modified radical mastectomy (MRM) with axillary evacuation. Methods: Sixty four adult female patients scheduled for MRM were divided to two groups, morphine group (n=32) received preoperative oral sustained release morphine tablet, 30 mg and placebo group (n=32) received placebo tablet. Both groups received preoperative ketamine bolus, 0.5 mg/kg followed by continuous infusion 0.1 mg/kg/h for 24 h postoperatively. VAS pain score, time to first analgesic request, 24 h analgesic consumption were reported. Results: The mean VAS pain score during movement was significantly decreased in morphine group in comparison to placebo group from.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000728

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