Opioid Free Anesthesia in Thoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis.

Filippo D'Amico Gaia BaruccoMargherita LicheriGabriele ValsecchiLuisa ZaracaMarta MucchettiAlberto ZangrilloFabrizio Monaco

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

Opioid-free anesthesia in thoracic surgery is associated with lower postoperative complications, and less opioid demand with better postoperative analgesia at 48 h compared to opioid-based anesthesia.

Keyphrases

thoracic surgery
pain management
chronic pain
patients undergoing