Manage perioperative pain in morbidly obese patients by taking an all-round multimodal approach

AbstractMorbidly obese individuals often require surgery, including bariatric (weight management) surgery. Acute pain management in the morbidly obese must consider the risk of chronic post-surgical pain, opioid dependence, and comorbidities (e.g. sleep-disordered breathing). A stepped, multimodal, opioid-sparing approach titrated to the type and severity of pain type should be taken, with co-administration of systemic and local anaesthetic agents when appropriate.
Source: Drugs and Therapy Perspectives - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research