Key result
A non-narcotic perioperative ERAS protocol utilizing a synergistic block of pain perception in multiple pathways may reduce postoperative pain without significantly increasing costs.
Non-narcotic ERAS protocols offer an effective, cost-efficient approach to perioperative pain management that mitigates opioid reliance.
The authors are commended for their comprehensive review of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) and for highlighting the importance of the utilization of non-narcotic perioperative protocols. This ERAS protocol was designed due to 2 primary issues. First, the increasing cost of health care associated with postoperative pain and prolonged hospital stays for patients. Second, the continued problem with opioid addiction and over-prescription.1 Both of these issues pose a significant burden on patients and the health care system. This outlines the need for more effective and efficient pain management medication regimens that do not rely on opioids. Here, the authors propose a protocol that includes a synergistic block of pain perception in multiple pathways, which notably, despite the non-opioid polypharmacy approach, does not significantly increase the cost of postoperative care for patients.2 ERAS protocols in plastic surgery have been shown to be effective in reducing postoperative pain and adverse...
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Parsa et al. (2021) conducted an editorial in Postoperative pain. Non-narcotic perioperative ERAS protocol was evaluated. A non-narcotic perioperative ERAS protocol utilizing a synergistic block of pain perception in multiple pathways may reduce postoperative pain without significantly increasing costs.
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