Opioid-free anesthesia versus opioid-inclusive anesthesia for breast cancer surgery: a retrospective study.

Pia Di BenedettoMassimiliano PelliChiara LoffredoRosaria La ReginaFederico PolicastroSilvia FiorelliRoberto Alberto De BlasiFlaminia ColuzziMonica Rocco

Published in: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care (Online) (2021)

A combination of ketamine, magnesium, and clonidine could be more effective than opioid-based analgesia in reducing postoperative pain and lowering PONV occurrence after quadrantectomy for breast cancer.

Keyphrases

pain management
postoperative pain
chronic pain
minimally invasive
risk assessment
coronary artery bypass
acute coronary syndrome