Ketamine Combined with Morphine for the Management of Pain in an Opioid Addict

Article Article scientifique Rapport de cas Ketamine Combined with Morphine for the Management of Pain in an Opioid Addict eng 2002-05-01 author Haller Guy Serge Antoine 28638 author Waeber Jean-Luc 67369 author Kooger Infante Nicoline Elisabeth 33839 author Clergue François 110220 1265-1266 10.1097/00000542-200205000-00034 11981171 0003-3022 https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/96/5/1265/40015/Ketamine-Combined-with-Morphine-for-the-Management With an estimated prevalence of 3–8 problem drug users (mainly heroin) per 1,000 inhabitants in the European Union, it is not unusual to see patients with opioid addictions undergoing elective or emergency surgery. They can sometimes be difficult to treat in the postoperative period because they may have increased pain scores and opioid requirements. Recently, some authors suggested that morphine-induced analgesia could be enhanced by adding low-dose ketamine. We report the successful treatment of an opioid addict patient with this drug combination. Adult Anesthetics, Intravenous / adverse effects Anesthetics, Intravenous / therapeutic use Female Humans Ketamine / adverse effects Ketamine / therapeutic use Opioid-Related Disorders / complications Pain Measurement Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy Spinal Fusion Dewey 617 63 Département d'anesthésiologie, pharmacologie, soins intensifs et urgences 229 false Anesthesiology 96 5 fa0fb9fa-66ef-4eaa-848a-da0f2bc835ba Article (Published version) Public Ketamine Morphine-1.pdf 87163 application/pdf openAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département d'anesthésiologie, pharmacologie, soins intensifs et urgences

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Ketamine Combined with Morphine for the Management of Pain in an Opioid Addict	Anesthesiology			2002	131	121

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