Background Opioid‐based treatment is used to manage stress responses during surgery
and postoperative pain. However, opioids have both acute and long‐term side effects …

Opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) is used in surgery to avoid opioid-related side effects.
However, uncertainty exists in the balance between OFA benefits and risks. We searched for …

Objective The development of these updated clinical practice guidelines (CPG) was
commissioned by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity …

OBJECTIVE Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) and multimodal analgesia are
established care models that minimize perioperative opioid consumption and promote …

Study objective To evaluate all available evidence thus far on opioid based versus opioid-
free anesthesia and its effect on acute and chronic postoperative pain. Design Systematic …

This meta-analysis aimed at exploring the impact of opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) on pain
score and opioid consumption in patients undergoing bariatric surgery (BS). Literature …

Anesthesia for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and perioperative management remains a
challenge. Several clinical studies indicate that opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) may be …

Background It is debatable whether opioid-free anaesthesia (OFA) is better suited than
multimodal analgesia (MMA) to achieve the goals of enhanced recovery after surgery …

This meta-analysis aimed at exploring the impact of intravenous ketamine on pain relief and
analgesic consumption in patients undergoing bariatric surgery (BS). Literature searches …

Purpose Opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) is an alternative to conventional opioid-based
anesthesia (OBA) in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Several small studies and a meta …