The Effects of Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine on Oxidative Injuries and Histological Changes Following Blunt Chest Trauma.

Seyfi KartalGülay KipAysegül KucukSeyhan Sümeyra AşçıÖzlem ErdemMustafa ArslanMustafa Kavutçu

Published in: Drug design, development and therapy (2020)

Dexmedetomidine and dexmedetomidine+ketamine have protective effects on blunt chest trauma but no protective effect was observed when ketamine was administered alone. We concluded that the administration of dexmedetomidine and ketamine after contusion is beneficial against pulmonary injury in rats.

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trauma patients
cardiac surgery
pain management
spinal cord
acute kidney injury
spinal cord injury