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Evaluation of intraoperative ketamine on the prevention of severe rebound pain upon cessation of peripheral nerve block: a prospective randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Abstract
Pain after resolution of peripheral nerve block, known as 'rebound pain' (RP), is a major problem in outpatient surgery. The primary objective was to evaluate the benefit of intraoperative ketamine at an anti-hyperalgesic dose on the incidence of rebound pain after upper limb surgery under axillary plexus block in ambulatory patients. The secondary objective was to better understand the rebound pain phenomenon (individual risk factors).