Ketamine hydrochloride - an adjunct for analgesia in dogs with burn wounds : clinical communication
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Ketamine hydrochloride - an adjunct for analgesia in dogs with burn wounds : clinical communication | |
| Creator | Joubert, K. | |
| Description | The management of pain in patients with burn wounds is complex and problematic. Burn-wound pain is severe, inconsistent and underestimated. Patients experience severe pain, especially during procedures, until wound healing has occurred. A multi-modality approach is needed for effective management of pain, which requires an understanding of the mechanisms of pain. Altered pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in burn-wound patients makes drug actions unpredictable. Opioids alone are seldom sufficient for pain control. The multi-modality approach includes the use of opioids and non-steroidal antiinflammatory, anxiolytic and alternative drugs. Ketamine has been found to be a useful agent for analgesia in burn-wound patients; a dose of 10 mg/kg qid per os was found to be an effective adjunct to pain therapy. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1998-07-12 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jsava.v69i3.825 | |
| Source | Journal of the South African Veterinary Association; Vol 69, No 3 (1998); 95-97 2224-9435 1019-9128 | |
| Language | eng | |
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