Ketamine boosts pain relief after chest surgery, study finds
NCT ID NCT07138781
First seen Feb 03, 2026 · Last updated May 15, 2026 · Updated 11 times
Summary
This study tested whether adding ketamine to a standard nerve block (external oblique intercostal plane block) can improve pain control after open chest surgery (thoracotomy). Fifty adults scheduled for thoracotomy took part. Researchers measured how long it took before patients needed extra pain medicine and how much pain medicine was used overall. The goal was to see if ketamine makes the nerve block work better and longer.
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Tanta University
Tanta, El-Gharbia, 31527, Egypt
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