We aimed to compare the analgesic effects of intravenous ibuprofen to ketorolac after open
abdominal hysterectomy. This randomized double-blinded controlled trial included adult …

Medical disease and ambulatory surgery, new insights in pati... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Medical disease and ambulatory surgery, new insights in patient selection …

Background Emerging evidence suggests preoperative opioid use may increase the risk of
negative outcomes following orthopedic procedures. This systematic review evaluated the …

Background Opioid-reduced anesthesia may accelerate postoperative rehabilitation by
reducing opioid-related side effects. The objective was to investigate the feasibility of opioid …

Introduction Opioids remain important in postoperative analgesia although, the focus is on
using them as part of multimodal regimens where it is not possible to avoid their use …

The conduct and reporting of studies with a noninferiority hypothesis is challenging because
of the complexity involved in their design and interpretation. However, studies with a …

BACKGROUND: Subanesthetic ketamine may reduce perioperative consumption of opioids.
We studied whether intravenous S-ketamine alters the pharmacokinetics of oral morphine in …

Purpose Spinal decompression surgery causes severe pain. Retrolaminar block (RLB) is
block, which is done by infiltration of local anesthetic to block spinal nerves between the …

Minimization of intra-operative opioid use is an area of ongoing research interest with
several potential benefits to the patient. Pre-emptive analgesia, defined as the …

Spine surgery is painful despite the balanced techniques including intraoperative and
postoperative opioids use. We investigated the effect of intraoperative magnesium sulfate …