Nonopioid Versus Opioid Analgesics After Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: A Systematic Review.

Peter Kim MoonEric X WeiMarzan S HamidJohn A BorghiUchechukwu C Megwalu

Published in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

This systematic review of RCTs revealed a limited number of studies examining nonopioid versus opioid postoperative pain medications among adults who undergo thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Among the 2 RCTs on this topic, there is a shared finding that nonopioid analgesic regimens are noninferior to opioid analgesic regimens in managing postoperative pain after thyroid and parathyroid surgery, supporting the use of nonopioid pain regimens given the risk of opioid dependence associated with prescription opioid medications.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
chronic pain
pain management
minimally invasive
systematic review
coronary artery bypass
neuropathic pain
surgical site infection
randomized controlled trial
meta analyses
percutaneous coronary intervention
spinal cord injury
spinal cord
case control