Why the study?
Moderate to severe postoperative pain affects at least half of patients following cardiac surgery, and inadequate relief can lead to chronic pain and reduced quality of life.
What is the efficacy and safety of various drug groups for postoperative pain relief in cardiac surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing cardiac surgery with sternotomy wound
Comparison
Various drug groups for postoperative pain relief
Design
Review article
Authors
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Supports multimodal analgesia post-cardiac surgery; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
What is the efficacy and safety of various drug groups for postoperative pain relief in cardiac surgery?
Multimodal analgesia is an effective and safe priority technique for managing postoperative pain and preventing chronic pain in cardiac surgery patients.
Сычев et al. (2021) studied this question.