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The Effect of Ketamine on Acute and Chronic Wound Pain in Patients Undergoing Breast Surgery: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.

Yaodan BiYu YeYinchao ZhuJun MaXiuqian ZhangBin Liu
Published in: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (2020)
Ketamine is an effective and safe multimodal analgesic in patients undergoing breast surgery, administered both intravenously and when added to bupivacaine in paravertebral blocks. In addition, ketamine showed a long-term benefit for preventing postoperative depression and postmastectomy pain syndrome.
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