Postoperative pain trajectory and opioid requirements after laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a single-centre historical cohort study.
Sinead CampbellRachel ChinWai-Man LiuUrooj SiddiquiPatti KastaniasKi-Jinn ChinPublished in: Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie (2024)
In bariatric surgical patients, effective intraoperative analgesic strategies that improve early pain control may have an impact on recovery and pain experience. Judicious use of intraoperative opioids coupled with opioid-sparing multimodal analgesic techniques should be considered and balanced against concerns regarding opioid-related adverse effects in this patient population.