Safety and efficacy of remifentanil in patients undergoing bariatric and metabolic surgeries - A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Obese patients undergoing bariatric and metabolic surgeries have a high chance of respiratory depression and could need admission to an intensive care unit or a high-dependency unit. Several studies have compared remifentanil to other opioids or non-opioids in these patients. This review investigated the efficacy and safety of remifentanil in bariatric and metabolic surgeries.

Methods

After registering with PROSPERO, we searched PubMed/Medline, Ovid, CINAHL and the Cochrane Library with relevant keywords to find studies in which remifentanil was compared to other opioids or non-opioids in adult patients undergoing bariatric and metabolic surgeries. We used the risk of bias-2 tool to assess bias and Grading of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Ev

SUBMITTER: Nair AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11878369 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature