Abstract:In a prospective clinical study, we hypothesized that administration of a sub‐therapeutic dose of Ketamine (0.2 mg/kg) intraoperative would reduce the activity of TXB2 at 0 and 72 hours post surgery. Blood samples were obtained from Ketamine‐treated and untreated patients at three designated time points: before surgery, immediately (0 h) and 72 h after surgery. Purified platelets were obtained from the samples to assess TXB2 activity. The suspension of purified platelets (1e6 cells/mL) was equally divided into… Show more
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