Evolution of postoperative care: marked reduction of opioid consumption when ERAC pathway added to wound soaker therapy for cesarean delivery.

Melissa M MasaracchiaMichael V ZaretskyZhaoxing PanWenru ZhouFranklin S ChowCristina L Wood

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2022)

The addition of ERAC protocols to our standardized multimodal analgesic regimen (local anesthetic wound infusion catheters and neuraxial morphine) for cesarean delivery significantly reduced postoperative opioid consumption.

Keyphrases

pain management
chronic pain
patients undergoing
healthcare
surgical site infection
palliative care
low dose
neuropathic pain
wound healing
anti inflammatory
quality improvement
spinal cord injury