(140) The Effect of Multimodal Preoperative Pain Management on Post-Operative Anesthesia Care Unit Opioid Requirements in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies

Non-opioid medications as a part of multimodal analgesia have been increasingly suggested in the management of acute post-surgical pain. Multimodal protocols have been gaining attention worldwide and have shown to reduce the length of postoperative hospital stay without adversely affecting morbidity. By combining preoperative medications in a multimodal fashion  we believe that we can maintain postoperative physiological function and accelerate recovery in patients undergoing routine surgeries such as the laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The present study was planned to compare the opioid consumptions between two groups, those who were pre-medicated with mu ltimodal analgesia in the preoperative setting versus those who were not pre-medicated in the preoperative setting.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research