Use of Muscle Relaxants for Acute Postoperative Pain: A Practical Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Skeletal muscle relaxants have emerged as a broad category of analgesic adjuncts, aiming to improve pain relief and reduce opioid reliance. These drugs induce muscle relaxation and reduce muscle spasms, and therefore, they are commonly used in surgical procedures involving muscle manipulation, such as abdominal surgery, breast surgery, and spine surgery. However, their analgesic efficacy and opioid-sparing effects are poorly explored.

Methods

A scoping review of literature was performed with several electronic databases. We used a search string with a sequence of text words and word variants related to central muscle relaxants, pain management, postoperative pain, and specific muscle relaxants.

Results

Review of literature shows significant heterogeneity am

SUBMITTER: Farishta A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11216677 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature