Based on this existing literature, we propose in our current study to preemptively block both central sensitization through the use of intravenous ketamine perioperatively and peripheral sensitization through the use of intravenous dexamethasone administered perioperatively and oral gabapentin and acetaminophen administered preoperatively. Ketamine is a noncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist acting centrally in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord to decrease the release of glutamate, reducing the transmission of pain messages centrally [36]. Intravenous ketamine has been shown to decrease 24-hour opioid requirements, and preemptive use of ketamine was part of the medications used in most of the studies mentioned in the literature review above. As it currently stands, use of ketamine in anorectal surgeries as an added analgesic has been proven safe. Among Nigerian surgery patients having received regional anesthesia and preemptive ketamine, postoperative pain levels have been shown to decrease, however it is unclear if this patient cohort included anorectal surgery patients [37]. No other studies have been conducted regarding postoperative pain in these patients [38]. By utilizing ketamine as one of the medications in our study, we hope to show similar effects resulting in patients experiencing decreased postoperative pain after common anorectal surgeries.