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ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2021

Ketamine Use in the Surgical Patient: a Literature Review.

Tiffany S Moon, Katelynn M Smith

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Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tiffany S MoonUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75390-9068, USA. Tiffany.Moon@UTSouthwestern.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7052-5169
Katelynn M SmithUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75390-9068, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3664-2780
Southwestern Medical Center · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewWhile ketamine is an established anesthetic, its role in the management of acute surgical pain is less certain. Therefore, a literature review is warranted to examine the role of ketamine in acute pain management. RECENT

findingsThe use of ketamine appears to be most efficacious in larger procedures that lead to increased systemic inflammation or extensive tissue damage. In addition, ketamine seems to be most successful when administered consistently throughout a procedure, such as by an infusion instead of a single bolus, in order to have adequate dosing for an analgesic effect. Therefore, the focus of research should be on procedures that lead to moderate to severe pain using frequent dosing to determine the most effective role of ketamine. Most importantly, the current literature shows that ketamine can be used as a successful part of multimodal anesthesia with few side effects in patients undergoing major procedures associated with moderate to severe pain.

Indexed as

AnalgesicsAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthesiaHumansInfusions, IntravenousKetaminePain ManagementPostoperative PainAnalgesicsAnalgesics, OpioidKetamineAcute painAnalgesiaKetamineMultimodal anesthesiaPain managementSurgery

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PMID33630190
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