Key result
Opioid-sparing strategies, including ERAS protocols, provider education, non-opioid analgesics, and regional anesthesia, can effectively manage post-operative pain and reduce opioid use in pediatric urology.
Why the study?
Achieving adequate post-operative pain control is imperative to recovery in pediatric urologic surgery, while evaluating whether opioids are really needed.
Are opioids really needed for post-operative pain management in pediatric patients undergoing urologic surgery?
Are opioids really needed for post-operative pain management in pediatric patients undergoing urologic surgery?
This mini-review discusses the necessity of opioids for post-operative pain management in pediatric urologic surgery.
Opioid necessity for pediatric urologic post-op pain remains unresolved; literature review leaves open need for prospective trials.
Achieving adequate pain control during the post-operative period is imperative to the recovery of pediatric patients undergoing urologic surgery. While opioids are highly effective at post-operative pain management.
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Emily Reeson (2022) conducted a review in Post-operative pain in pediatric urologic surgery. Opioid-sparing pain management strategies vs. Standard opioid prescribing was evaluated. Opioid-sparing strategies, including ERAS protocols, provider education, non-opioid analgesics, and regional anesthesia, can effectively manage post-operative pain and reduce opioid use in pediatric urology.
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