Could two drugs stop surgery pain from backfiring?
NCT ID NCT01594047
Summary
This study tested whether giving the drugs ketamine during surgery and methadone after surgery could prevent a common problem: strong painkillers (opioids) sometimes make patients more sensitive to pain around their surgical wound. Researchers enrolled 113 patients having abdominal surgery to see if this two-drug approach reduced pain sensitivity and lowered overall painkiller use after the operation.
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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Milan, 20133, Italy
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