Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Esketamine in Elderly Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE January 9, 2026 Tingjun Zhang, Shujuan Yan, Hui Wang et al.
While perioperative esketamine use has grown increasingly prevalent, evidence supporting its efficacy and safety in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic prostate cancer surgery remains limited. This retrospective study evaluated intravenous esketamine's performance in this population by analyzing 186 elderly patients treated between 2021 and 2024, divided into a control group (n = 91;...