• Rev Bras Anestesiol · Jan 2012

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Evaluation of preemptive effect of epidural S(+)-ketamine for hysterectomy: plasmatic concentrations of interleukins.

    • Elismar Paulo Azevedo Silva, Rioko Kimiko Sakata, João Batista Santos Garcia, Reinaldo Salomão, and Adriana Machado Issy.
    • Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil.
    • Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2012 Jan 1; 62 (1): 3-9.

    Background And ObjectivesSome studies showed that ketamine inhibits the production of cytokines. The objective of this study was to evaluate the preemptive analgesic effect of epidural S(+)-ketamine in hysterectomy and plasmatic cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α and IL-10).MethodA double-blinded study with 29 patients was conducted. Patients in Group 1 received 13 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine with 25mg of S(+)- ketamine 30 minutes before surgical incision and 15 mL of saline solution via the epidural route 30 minutes after. Patients in Group 2 received 15 mL of saline solution 30 minutes before the surgical incision, followed by 13 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine with 25mg of S(+)-ketamine 30 minutes after. Postoperative analgesia was made with epidural bupivacaine and fentanyl. Dipyrone 1 g was used whenever required. The following paramenters were evaluated: concentration of cytokines, intensity of pain, time of first request of analgesic and total quantity of analgesic used.ResultsTime for the first request for analgesics was 61.5 minutes in Group 1 and 69.0 in Group 2, without difference between these groups. There was no difference for total dose of fentanyl used in Group 1 (221.4 μg) and Group 2 (223.3 μg). A similar analgesic effect was obtained in both groups, except in T12 (Group 1 = 2.4±3.2; Group 2 = 5.5±3.4). No differences in concentration of cytokines were observed.ConclusionsThe epidural injection of 25mg S(+)-ketamine before incision reduced the pain intensity only 12 hours after surgical incision and did not alter concentration of cytokines.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.

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