Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 254-257 , August 2009

Low-Dose Ketamine Infusion for Postoperative Pain Management

  • Andrei M. Rakic, MD
    • ,
  • Julie Golembiewski, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Julie Golembiewski, Department of Anesthesiology, Suite 3200 (MC 515), University of Illinois at Chicago, 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612-7239

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PII: S1089-9472(09)00248-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2009.05.097

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 254-257 , August 2009

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