[Transdermal buprenorphine for acute postoperative pain: a systematic review].

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Postoperative pain is still a major concern in several surgical procedures. Multimodal analgesia is best for postoperative pain management; however, opioid therapy is still the main treatment for pain after surgical procedures. Transdermal buprenorphine is a partial μ agonist opioid widely used for chronic pain syndromes, with limited evidence for acute postoperative pain. A systematic review of studies examining transdermal buprenorphine for acute pain management after surgery was conducted.

Contents

Data from PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), CINAHL via EBSCOhost, and LILACS were reviewed, including randomized clinical trials that evaluated total postoperative pain, postoperative analgesic consumption, d

SUBMITTER: Machado FC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9373428 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul - Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature