The effects of intraarticular bupivacaine and bupivacaine-ketamine combination on postoperative pain and recovery INTRAARTIKULER BUPIVAKAIN, BUPIVAKAIN-KETAMIN INJEKSIYONLARININ POSTOPERATIF AGRI VE DERLENME KRITERLERINE ETKISI

Tok D., Turhanoglu S., Ozyilmaz M., Necmioglu S., Bayhan N., Atasever J.

Agri Dergisi, vol.7, no.3, pp.13-17, 1995 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 1995
  • Journal Name: Agri Dergisi
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.13-17
  • Keywords: Arthroscopy, Intraarticular bupivacaine, Ketamine, Postoperative pain
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The effects of intraarticular bupivacaine and bupivacaine-ketamine combination on postoperative pain and recovery were evaluated in 63 healthy patients undergoing knee arthroscopy under general anesthesia. The patients were divided into 3 groups. Group I was applied 20 ml of 0.5 % bupivacaine, Group II received 20 ml of 0.5 % bupivacaine + 50 mg ketamine and group III was injected 20 ml of 0.9 % NaCl intraarticularly. There was a statistically significant decrease in postoperative pain and first request period for analgesic drug in groups I and II compared to the group III. Also the periods from the end of anesthesia until sitting up on bed and tolerating oral fluids were significantly shorter in groups I and II than in group III. No seriously adverse reactions of this technique were noted during and after the operation.