Single-Dose Intraoperative Methadone for Pain Management in Pediatric Tonsillectomy: A Randomized Double Blind Clinical Trial.

Lisa M EinhornJulia HoangJong Ok LaEvan D Kharasch

Published in: Anesthesiology (2024)

This small initial study in children undergoing tonsillectomy found that single-dose intraoperative methadone at 0.15 mg/kg age ideal body weight was opioid-sparing compared with intermittent fentanyl.

Keyphrases

pain management
body weight
clinical trial
double blind
chronic pain
patients undergoing
young adults
phase ii
placebo controlled
study protocol
phase iii
randomized controlled trial
open label
minimally invasive