Status:

UNKNOWN

Percutaneous Ketamine Versus Lidocaine for Mid-Sternotomy

Lead Sponsor:

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Conditions:

Sternotomy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Since midsternotomy is painful postoepratively, and since ketamine has been shown to be optimal postoeprative analgessic adjuvant, the investigators wish to assess its percutaneous preemptive effect, ...

Detailed Description

Ketamine hydrochlorid is a general anesthetic that is also used as short term sedative. Ketamine has an antagonistic effect on the central spinal N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptors, the latter modu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • all patients undergoing sternoromy for cardiac or chest sturgery

Exclusion

  • emergency surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00822419

Start Date

February 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

January 14 2009

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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical center

Tel Aviv, Israel, 64239