Beneficial Effects of Adding Ketamine to Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia with Fentanyl after the Nuss Procedure in Pediatric Patients

Abstract

We concluded that low-dose ketamine added to IV-PCA with fentanyl after the Nuss procedure in pediatric patients can reduce pain scores, consumption of fentanyl, and incidence of nausea/vomiting without increasing side effects.