Open AccessDoes the use of ketamine or nitroglycerin as an adjuvant to lidocaine improve the quality of intravenous regional anesthesia?
Author(s) -
Khaled Fawzy Elmetwaly,
Nasr Hegazy,
Abdelkhalek Abdelmonem Aboelseoud,
Ahmad A Alshaer
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.65122
Subject(s) - medicine , ketamine , nitroglycerin (drug) , anesthesia , lidocaine , intravenous regional anesthesia
To compare and evaluate the effect of adding ketamine or nitroglycerin (NTG) as adjuncts to lidocaine for intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) on intraoperative and postoperative analgesia, sensorial and motor block onset times, and tourniquet pain.