Association between intraoperative ketamine and the incidence of emergence delirium in laparoscopic surgeries: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergence Delirium (ED) is an essential condition in the immediate postoperative period. Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials have concluded that the effect of ketamine on postoperative delirium remains unclear. The present study sought to evaluate if the intraoperative use of ketamine for postoperative analgesia is associated with postoperative ED in laparoscopic surgeries.

Methods

A prospective observational study was performed in the PostAnesthetic Care Unit (PACU) to evaluate patients who had undergone laparoscopic surgery under a rigid intraoperative anesthesia protocol from July 2018 to January 2019. Patients submitted to laparoscopic surgery for cholecystectomy, oophorectomy, or salpingectomy with a score ≥1 on the Richmond As

SUBMITTER: Pereira H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10877353 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature