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Effect of Ketamine Added to Intravenous Patient-controlled Analgesia on Postoperative Pain, Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spinal Surgery

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Interventions
Drug: Saline
Registration Number
NCT01394406
Lead Sponsor
Yonsei University
Brief Summary

Ketamine added to intravenous patient-controlled analgesia may be effective on prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting by reducing opioid requirement after surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • Non-smoking female patients undergoing elective lumbar spinal surgery
  • Age 20-65
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification I or II
Exclusion Criteria
  • Antiemetic within 24 hrs, Taking Steroids, Opioids within 1 week
  • Psychiatric disease, Active drug or alcohol abuse
  • GI motility disorder, severe renal/ hepatic disease
  • insulin-dependent DM
  • admission to ICU after surgery

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Saline groupSaline-
Ketamine groupKetamine-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of postoperative nausea and vomitingwithin 48 hrs after surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Severance Hospital

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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