To investigate the effect of ketamine on cerebral autoregulation using transcranial Doppler
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients of either sex in the age range of 18-65years undergoing elective spine surgery under general anaesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with any brain pathology such as tumour, brain abscess, traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Patients with coronary artery disease(CAD), renal or hepatic insufficiency
Known psychiatric disorders or on antipsychotic/ antidepressants medications.
Allergy to the study drug i.e ketamine.
Patients with coronary artery disease, ischemic stroke, hemodynamically unstable patients.
Inability to obtain adequate TCD window.
Pregnant or lactating patient.
Refusal to participate in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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