Intermittent epidural analgesia and continuous ketamine infusion without tracheal intubation for patients with chest problem submitted for radical cystectomy

ABSTRACT

Intermittent epidural analgesia covered with continuous ketamine infusion through a computerized syringe pump at a rate of 20-50 ug/kg/minute without tracheal intubation was studied in 15 patients with chronic chest problem submitted for radical cystectomy at MUNC. The study included haemodynamic parameters and oxygen saturation and the outcome of these cases. The results of this study indicated that this combination could be a suitable anaesthetic regimen for patients with chest problem submitted for radical cystectomy