Heart surgery patients get ketamine: inflammation drops?
NCT ID NCT07536633
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether giving ketamine during heart surgery can lower inflammation and pain afterward. 177 adults having planned heart surgery were split into two groups: one got ketamine, the other did not. Researchers measured blood markers of inflammation and asked about pain to see if ketamine helped recovery.
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Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine Hospital
Meram, Konya, 42000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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