Key result
An opioid-sparing, multimodal pain management strategy addressing all phases of perioperative care is crucial for older adults to optimize pain control while minimizing delirium and functional decline.
Why the study?
With the growing older population and a rise in operations in this vulnerable group, unique perioperative pain management strategies requiring a team-based approach are needed.
Implementing a multimodal, opioid-sparing pain management protocol across all perioperative phases is essential to safely manage pain and prevent delirium in older surgical patients.
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May warrant multimodal opioid-sparing protocols in older surgical patients; extends RCT evidence across all perioperative phases.
Shellito et al. (2021) conducted a review in Perioperative pain. Opioid-sparing multimodal pain management was evaluated. An opioid-sparing, multimodal pain management strategy addressing all phases of perioperative care is crucial for older adults to optimize pain control while minimizing delirium and functional decline.