J Korean Pain Soc.
1999 May;12(1):123-127.
Management of Spinal Cord Injury Pain with Small Divided Doses of Intravenous Ketamine
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- 1Pain Clinic, Department of Anesthesiology, Soonchunhyang University Medical College, Chunan, Korea.
Abstract
- Chronic pain is a frequent complication after spinal cord injury. Various medical and surgical approaches have been applied for management of spinal cord injury pain but none of them are definitive. The N-methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, ketamine has been reported to have a significant effect in the management of neuropathic pain. We used small divided doses of intravenous ketamine (30 mg divided by 6 equals 5 mg, 5 min interval) in spinal cord injury patients suffering from chronic pain, and accomplished significant pain relief without side effects.
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