Infografico ketamina

1. Ketamine for neuropathic
pain

2. May develop after
neuronal injury
Refractory to conventional
analgesics
Affects about 7% of the
population
Neuropathic Pain

3. SEARCH
Databases: MEDLINE, CENTRAL, LILACS and EMBASE
18 studies
706 participants

4. Regimen
Intravenous ketamine
0.15 to 1.5 mg/Kg/day
Duration: up to 10 days

5. Effects
Pain Scale 0/10
One week after treatment:
• MD -2,14
• P<0.00001
30 days after treatment:
• MD -1.68
• p<0.00001
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One Week 30 days
Pain reduction
Standard Treatment Standard Treatment plus ketamine

6. Effects
Four times more discomfort
• RR 4.06
• p=0.03
Five times more psychedelic effects
• RR 4.94
• p<0.00001

7. MEANING
Low-quality evidence
More studies are necessary to determine if ketamine improves
quality of life in patients with neuropathic pain