The Use of Ketamine as Rescue Analgesia in the Recovery Room Following Opioid Administration. A Double-blind Randomised Trial in Postoperative Patients
Post Operative Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Post Operative Pain focused on measuring Pain, Wind-up, opioid, ketamine, pre-emptive
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Those patients requiring the routine pain protocol to be implemented as used in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit who need more than two doses of morphine (and having received intraoperative morphine). Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion Criteria Known allergy to morphine or ketamine. Past history of major psychiatric disturbance or currently taking psychiatric medication/s. Chronic morphine usage. Chronic pain syndrome or chronic painful medical condition. Unable to obtain a reliable pain score in recovery due to language barriers or residual anaesthesia. Known pregnancy. Cases where primary anaesthetist prefers alternate therapy. Aged less than 18 years. Weight less than 50 kilograms or greater than 100 kilograms. Use of ketamine intraoperatively. Use of major regional block.
Sites / Locations
- The Alfred Commercial Rd Prahran