The Performance of Opioid-Free Anesthesia for Bariatric Surgery in Clinical Practice.

ABSTRACT:

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-analysis have suggested advantages of OFA for bariatric surgery, but current evidence is still contradictory, and a universally accepted concept has not yet been established. The purpose of this study was to determine whether patients undergoing bariatric surgery experience less postoperative pain and better postoperative recovery when anesthetized with an OFA regimen than with an OBA regimen.

Materials and methods

This prospective observational cohort study, conducted between October 2020 and July 2021, compared patients receiving OFA with patients receiving OBA. Patients were visited 24 and 48 h afte

SUBMITTER: Ulbing S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10234923 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature