Does total opioid-free general anaesthesia improve postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing surgery?
Total opioid-free general anaesthesia may improve postoperative outcomes without adverse effects on safety or pain management.
Opioid-free anaesthesia can improve postoperative outcomes in several surgical settings without evidence of adverse effects on patient safety and pain management. There is a need for more evidence-based non-opioid anaesthetic protocols for different types of surgery as well as postoperative phases.
Olausson et al. (2021) studied this question.