case - options for pain control
40 yo F morbid obesity (BMI 50 w/ OSA requiring CPAP) presents for bariatric surgery - laparoscopic. H/o Chiari malformation, h/o hydrocephalus w/ ventricular-thoracic shunt and lumbar-peritoneal-shunt s/p multiple revisions for failure and optic nerve fenestration for blindness, chronic neck/headaches on Norco 10-325, gabapentin 300 once daily, flexeril, fibromyalgia.
Thoughts on pre-intra-post operative pain control options? Neuraxial? Multimodal?
How would you manage her preop opioid use?
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mtu620 Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
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