Abstract:Objective:To investigate the effect of postoperative analgesia with fentanyl and low-dose ketamine and the influence on the levels of serum CRP and IL-6.Methods: Sixty patients were divided into three groups randomly: group I(without patient-controlled intravenous analgesia(PCIA)),group II (PCIA with fentanyl),and group III(PCIA with fentanyl plus low-dose ketamine). The vital signs within 48 h,VAS,anxiety visual analog test(AVAT) and the patient`s judgments on analgesia(PJA) were measured.Blood samples were taken before and after the surgery to assay the levels of serum CRP and IL-6.The complications of analgesia were followed up.Results:The vital signs,VAS,AVAT and PJA of the group II and group III were significantly better than those of the group I(P<0.05).The VAS,AVAT and PJA of the group III were better than those of the group II(P<0.05).The postoperative levels of serum CRP and IL-6 of the group II and III were lower than that of group I(P<0.05),and group III lower than group II(P<0.05).Conclusion: Low-dose ketamine can help decrease the inflammatory response and postoperative stress,and enhance the analgesic effect.