Comparison of Intravenous Lidocaine vs Ketamine in Colorectal Surgery

Patients undergoing open colorectal surgery were randomly divided into two groups: Intravenous Lidocaine (IV-Lido) vs Intravenous Ketamine (IV-Keta). For the IV-Lido group, patients received a loading dose of Lidocaine than a continuous infusion over twenty-four hours. For the IV-Keta goup, patients received a loading dose of Ketamine than a continuous injection of Ketamine over twenty-four hours. Plasma concentrations of Interleukin-6(IL-6) were measured preoperatively before anesthetic induction and at twenty-four hour post operatively.

Patients undergoing open colorectal surgery with tumor resection were randomised prospectively into two groups: Intravenous Lidocaine (IV-Lido) vs Intravenous Ketamine (IV-Keta). For the IV-Lido group (n=25), patients received a loading dose of 1.5 mg/kg of Lidocaine than a continuous infusion of 1.5 mg/kg/h over twenty-four hours. For the IV-Keta goup(n=25), patients received a loading dose of 0.15mg/kg of Ketamine than a continuous injection of 0.15 mg/kg/h of Ketamine over twenty-four hours. For both groups, plasma concentrations of Interleukin-6(IL-6) were measured preoperatively before anesthetic induction and at twenty-four hour post operatively. Plasma IL-6 concentrations at each point were compared between the groups.