Efficacy of opioid-free anesthesia in modified radical mastectomy: a cross-sectional observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Perioperative management of female patients undergoing breast surgeries differs from other patients due to chronic pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting. The anesthesia could consist of opioid-free general anesthesia (OFA) or non-opioid-free general anesthesia (NOFA). OFA relies on multimodal analgesia preoperatively and postoperatively. However, it is not yet established whether OFA could replace NOFA as a standard regimen for the management of breast surgeries. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of OFA for breast surgeries in female patients.

Materials and methods

Patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy were retrospectively recruited. Two groups were defined: group 1, consisting of treated patients using OFA and group 2, consisting

SUBMITTER: Assaf GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10473328 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature