Why the study?
Does a combined multimodal analgesic regimen improve postoperative pain control and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing heart surgery via median sternotomy?
Population
Patients undergoing heart surgery via median sternotomy
Comparison
Combined multimodal analgesic regimen vs Single analgesic techniques
Design
Review
Authors
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May support multimodal analgesia after sternotomy; leaves open need for RCTs before practice change.
Does a combined multimodal analgesic regimen improve postoperative pain control and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing heart surgery via median sternotomy?
A combined multimodal analgesic regimen is recommended as the best approach for managing postoperative pain after median sternotomy in heart surgery.
Huang et al. (2016) studied this question.
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