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. 2018 Dec 20;2018(12):CD012033. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012033.pub4

Ögün 2001.

Study characteristics
Methods Randomised, double‐blind, placebo control
Participants N = 47, 100% women
Interventions Ketamine 1 mg/kg bolus IV pre‐incisionally and after excision of tissue specimen
Outcomes Pain intensity (VAS, VRS) reported at 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 12 and 24 h postoperatively. Analgesic consumption reported at 24 h postoperatively. AEs
Surgery type Mastectomy
Group numbers after end of study (treatment/control) 16/15
Age of patient population (treatment/control) 47.2 ± 12.7
47.8 ± 14.2
Notes Article in Turkish. No mention of sponsorship or funding
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Randomisation process not described
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Allocation concealment process not described
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk Only mentioned double‐blind but lacks description of how it was achieved
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk Only mentioned double‐blind but lacks description of how it was achieved
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Low risk No withdrawals
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Predefined outcomes reported
Size High risk 15 and 16 participants per treatment arm