Analgesic Effect of Ketamine Vs Ketamine Magnesium Infusion and Their Effect on Postoperative Morphine Consumption

Assessment of Analgesic Effect of Ketamine Vs Ketamine Magnesium Infusion and Their Effect on Postoperative Morphine Consumption After Surgical Nephrectomy

Ketamine and magnesium-ketamine are two analgesics that are being studied for use as adjuvants. They were shown to have anaesthetic and analgesic properties, and as a consequence of this finding, it has been postulated that they may have a role in minimising the requirement for analgesic drugs during the postoperative period. The major objective of the research was to examine the pain-relieving effects of ketamine vs ketamine magnesium infusion, as well as their influence on postoperative morphine consumption following nephrectomy; the secondary goal is to assess hemodynamic effects and pain severity.

Renal necrosis factor (RN) therapy, which includes ipsilateral adrenalectomy, was first utilized to treat renal cortical tumours in 1969. A radical nephrectomy is a surgical surgery in which the whole kidney, as well as the surrounding fat and, in some cases, the adrenal gland and lymph nodes, are removed. This operation is carried out as an inpatient .

Opioid use, on the other hand, can result in considerable side effects and adverse events, which can result in much longer hospital stays and higher postsurgical hospital costs. Although opioid-based analgesia is essential for postoperative pain management, opioid usage may have serious adverse effects .

Finding techniques to limit opioid intake in the postoperative period is essential because cases that got increased opioid dosages are more likely to have the negative effects. Using non-opioid analgesics alongside opioid analgesics, known as analgesia of multi-modes, to enhance post-operative pain management while reducing the usage of the opioids. .

Ketamine, also and magnesium-ketamine are two analgesics wich are non-opioid that are being studied for use like opioid analgesic adjuvants. They were discovered to have anaesthetic and analgesic properties, and it has been proposed that as a result of this discovery, they may have a great contribution in reducing the need for postoperative analgesic medications .

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with elective nephrectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women
• Cases with severe chronic disease as liver cell failures, CHF
• cases with allergies to ketamine and magnesium sulphate
• cases with a history of current regular use of (analgesic, anticonvulsant, antidepressant)
• chronic pain.
• mental illness.