The impact of a postoperative multimodal analgesia pathway on opioid use and outcomes after cardiothoracic surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Cardiac Society recommends using multimodal analgesia (MMA) for postoperative pain however, evidence-based guidelines have yet to be established. This study examines the impact of a standardized postoperative MMA pathway in reducing opioid consumption and related complications after cardiothoracic surgery (CTS).

Methods

Within a multicenter healthcare system, a postoperative MMA pathway was developed and implemented at two CTS intensive care units (ICU) while the other CTS ICU opted to maintain the existing opioid-based pathway. A retrospective chart review was conducted on patients admitted to a CTS ICU within this healthcare system after conventional coronary artery bypass grafting and/or valve surgery from September 1, 2018, t

SUBMITTER: Ward CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9801617 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature