Intra-op Lidocaine and Ketamine Effect on Postoperative Bowel Function
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2006-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Bowel function after bowel surgery is delayed (postoperative ileus)by both opiates and the
surgery itself. We hypothesized that decreasing opiate use by other analgesics will speed the
return of bowel function after surgery. Lidocaine and Ketamine are drugs that appear to be
synergistic and do not slow peristalsis. This study is a Randomised Controlled Trial of
Lidocaine Infusion Plus Ketamine Injection versus Placebo to to determine whether they will
decrease opiate use and then whether decreased opiate use will speed the return of bowel
function.