title: Perioperative uses of low-dose ketamine for pain management.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to explore the most current literature regarding perioperative pain management uses of low-dose ketamine. Research has demonstrated significant reductions in postoperative pain scores as well as opioid consumption with low-dose ketamine administration without side effects associated with its induction doses. The availability of S(+)-ketamine with double the analgesic potency of ketamine will create even more reason for its use.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia, Oakland University Beaumont, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA. tdgarey@oakland.edu
authors.forename: Tiffany D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Harper
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011292:Premedication
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D007649:Ketamine