Patient's Medication Regimen After Ketamine Addition and Associated Down-Trending Pain Scores
| Day of Ketamine Administration | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medication/Pain Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Ketamine infusion, mg/kg/h | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | – |
| Hydromorphone infusion, mg/h | 1 | 0.5 | 0.25 | – | – |
| Oral hydromorphone, mg every 6 h | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Gabapentin, mg every 8 h | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| Daily pain scores | 8 | 6 | 4-5 | 0-3 | 0 |
Note: Not shown are scheduled intravenous furosemide 20 mg daily, acetaminophen 1,000 mg every 6 hours, and celecoxib 100 mg twice daily.