Effects of S(+) ketamine added to bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia for prostate surgery in elderly patients

Togal T., Demirbilek S., Koroglu A., Yapici E., Ersoy O.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY, cilt.21, sa.3, ss.193-197, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0265021504003059
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.193-197
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background and objective: Intrathecal ketamine as the sole anaesthetic agent has demonstrated a lack of cardiovascular depression that should be of advantage in an elderly population. S(+) ketamine has three-times the analgesic potency of R(-) ketamine and its antinociceptive effects after intrathecal administration in rats are known. We decided to evaluate the effects of intrathecal S(+) ketamine added to a small dose of spinal bupivacaine in elderly patients undergoing transurethral prostate surgery.