Ketamine sedation during spinal anesthesia for arthroscopic knee surgery reduced the ischemia-reperfusion injury markers.

Anesth Analg

*Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, †Department of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics, and the ‡Department of Biochemistry, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

Published: September 2005

We studied the effect of ketamine sedation on oxidative stress during arthroscopic knee surgery with tourniquet application by determining blood and tissue malonyldialdehyde (MDA) and hypoxanthine (HPX) levels. Thirty ASA I-II patients undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery with tourniquet were randomly divided into two groups. Spinal anesthesia induced with 12.5 mg bupivacaine was administered to all patients. In the ketamine group, after IV administration of 0.01 mg/kg midazolam, a continuous infusion of ketamine (0.5 mg . kg(-1) . h(-1)) was used until the end of surgery whereas the placebo group received a volume-equivalent placebo infusion. Ramsey Sedation Scale (RSS) was used for assessing the sedation level. Venous blood and synovial membrane tissue samples were obtained before ketamine infusion, at 30 min of tourniquet ischemia, and at 5 min after tourniquet deflation for MDA and HPX measurements. Tissue MDA and HPX levels were significantly less in the ketamine group than the control group after reperfusion. RSS scores were higher in the ketamine group without any adverse effect. We conclude that ketamine sedation attenuates lipid peroxidation markers in arthroscopic knee surgery with tourniquet application.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1213/01.ANE.0000159377.15687.87DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

arthroscopic knee
16
knee surgery
16
ketamine sedation
12
surgery tourniquet
12
ketamine group
12
ketamine
8
spinal anesthesia
8
tourniquet application
8
hpx levels
8
min tourniquet
8

Similar Publications

Background: Tranexamic acid (TXA) use has become the gold standard in total joint arthroplasty to limit intraoperative blood loss and transfusion rates. More recently, the indications for TXA have expanded to knee and shoulder arthroscopy with promising early results. However, the effectiveness of TXA during arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (RCR) is unclear.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

: Postoperative infection following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is a rare yet severe complication that can compromise patient outcomes, leading to prolonged recovery, graft failure, and knee dysfunction. Although infection rates are reported to be less than 2%, it remains essential to implement strategies to reduce infection risk and improve surgical outcomes. : This review explores current evidence on the prevention of infections in ACLR, emphasizing the importance of timely antibiotic prophylaxis and vancomycin presoaking of grafts, which has been associated with a substantial reduction in infection rates.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Non-Anatomic Reconstruction in Multiligament Knee Injuries: A Functional Approach.

Medicina (Kaunas)

January 2025

Department of Surgical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania.

: Multiligament knee injuries, involving damage to multiple stabilizing structures, present a significant challenge in orthopedic surgery, often resulting in knee instability and compromised function. While anatomic ligament reconstruction has been traditionally advocated, non-anatomic techniques may provide effective alternatives, particularly for patients with moderate functional demands who do not require high-level athletic performance. : In this study, we assessed the outcomes of a non-anatomic, hybrid surgical approach involving combined arthroscopic and open non-anatomic ligament reconstruction in 60 patients with multiligament knee injuries.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Medial Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with Partial Meniscectomy and Without Cyst Excision for Popliteal Cysts: A Case Series.

Biomedicines

January 2025

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hallym Sacred Heart University Hospital, Hallym University, Anyang-si 13496, Republic of Korea.

Popliteal cysts (PCs) are occasionally accompanied by knee osteoarthritis (OA) and varus malalignment. However, whether concomitant arthroscopic excision of PCs with medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO) improves the osteoarthritic environment remains unclear. Therefore, this study assessed serial changes in C-size, medial meniscus extrusion (MME), and cartilage status for up to 2 years following an MOWHTO.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Purpose: To compare the patient-reported outcome improvements and cartilage status of trochlear cartilage defects (TCDs) after additional arthroscopic microdrilling versus no treatment for TCDs during medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy(MOWHTO) METHODS: Patients who underwent MOWHTO with either microdrilling (Group M) or no treatment (Group N) for near full-thickness TCDs (International Cartilage Repair Society[ICRS] grade≥3B) from March 2010 to September 2022 were retrospectively reviewed, with a minimum 2-year follow-up. 1:1 Propensity score matched-Group N was created. Comparative analyses were conducted using patient-reported outcomes(PROs) and minimal clinically important difference (MCID).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!