Economic Outcomes and Incidence of Postsurgical Hypotension With Liposomal Bupivacaine vs Epidural Analgesia in Abdominal Surgeries.

ABSTRACT: Background: Epidural analgesia can be associated with high costs and postsurgical risks such as hypotension, despite its widespread use and value in providing opioid-sparing pain management. We tested the hypothesis that liposomal bupivacaine (LB) might be a reliable alternative to epidural analgesia in this real-world study. Objectives: To compare economic outcomes and hypotension incidence associated with use of LB and epidural analgesia for abdominal surgery. Methods: This retrospective analysis identified records of adults who underwent abdominal surgeries between January 2016 and September 2019 with either LB administration or traditional epidural analgesia using the Premier Healthcare Database. Economic outcomes included length of stay, hospital costs, rates of d

SUBMITTER: Holtz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9473799 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature