IO Ketamine may lower pain in fibromyalgia
In fibromyalgia patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery, low-dose, intraoperative ketamine appeared to reduce the need for post-surgical opioid therapy, researchers said.
In fibromyalgia patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery, low-dose, intraoperative ketamine appeared to reduce the need for post-surgical opioid therapy, researchers said.
The pain-relieving efficacy of the buprenorphine transdermal medication system didn’t seem to be altered by a patient’s body mass, researchers said.
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