Analgesic Requirements in Adolescents Undergoing Bariatric Surgery-an Observational Study.
Janelle D VaughnsElaine F WilliamsEleanor R MackeyJane C MuretJohn van den AnkerEvan P NadlerZenaide M QuezadoPublished in: Obesity surgery (2020)
In this cohort of morbidly obese adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery, patients with and without preexisting psychiatric/psychological diagnoses had similar analgesic requirements during the perioperative period. This finding appears contrary to those suggesting that preexisting depression and/or anxiety might be associated with increased analgesic requirements during the perioperative period.