Purpose μ-receptor opioids are associated with unwanted gastrointestinal side effects and
respiratory depression. A long-acting non-μ-receptor parenteral opioid is not currently …

Objective: Rare disease Background: Patients with obesity with interstitial lung diseases
(ILD) are encouraged to lose weight, as it improves lung function and lung transplant …

Introduction Opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) can certainly prevent nausea and vomiting after
bariatric surgery (BS), but its postoperative analgesic effect is still controversial. Obstructive …

In the past, quadratus lumborum block (QLB) was mostly used for postoperative analgesia in
patients, and few anesthesiologists applied it during surgery with opioid-free anesthesia …

Background Despite recent evidence supporting the adoption of opioid-free anaesthetic and
analgesic alternatives in the perioperative context, opioid-based regimens remain standard …

Background Patients with obesity are more sensitive to pain and more likely to have acute
postoperative pain (APP). Studies have shown that the depth of anesthesia may affect the …

Obese patients are at higher risk of perioperative complications, mainly associated with
those related to the respiratory function. An appropriate preoperative evaluation …

BACKGROUND: Patients who undergo laparoscopic bariatric surgery (LBS) are susceptible
to postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) or opioid …

Introduction Obesity patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery (LBS) are frequently
encountered perioperative adverse events related to opioids-based anaesthesia (OBA) or …

Adequacy of anesthesia concept (AoA) in the guidance of general anesthesia (GA) is based
on entropy, and it also reflects the actual depth of anesthesia and the surgical pleth index …