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Ketamine & ketamine-levobupivacaine safe and effective after arthroscopic meniscectomy
December 2015
Ketamine & ketamine-levobupivacaine safe and effective after arthroscopic meniscectomy
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Efficacy of intraarticular application of ketamine or ketamine-levobupivacaine combination on post-operative pain after arthroscopic meniscectomy
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Sep;23(9):2721-6Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
60 patients undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for medial meniscus tears were randomized to receive intra-articular injection of either ketamine, ketamine plus levobupivacaine, or saline. The purpose of the study was to determine and compare the efficacy and safety of ketamine and ketamine-levobupivacaine in relation to a control. Results showed that both ketamine groups had a reduction ...
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