Multimodal analgesia using opioid sparing regimen in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation

Over the past decade, the amount of patients with persistent opioid use after cardiac surgery has increased.1 The majority of cardiac surgical procedures, including left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation are associated with significant acute pain.2 The growing use of a multimodal analgesia approach utilizing opioid sparing regimen (OSR) techniques following surgery, has demonstrated effectiveness over the past two decades.3 Herein, we present our findings of our quality improvement initiative with a multimodal analgesia approach utilizing OSR in patients undergoing LVAD implantation.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - May 23, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Dmitry M. Yaranov, Kay Kendall, Kimberly Miracle, Richard Rosenquist, Xavier Jimenez, Shamanthika Shelkay, Rommel Morales, J. Bradley Williams, David. O Taylor, Edward Soltesz, W. H. Wilson Tang Tags: Research Correspondence Source Type: research