Key result
An acute pain service was associated with a >50% reduction in opioid use and reduced time to tolerance of oral diet and ambulation after cytoreductive surgery.
Population
Patients undergoing intraabdominal cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy
Design
Editorial
Follow-up
postoperative days 0-3
Authors
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Implementation of a dedicated acute pain service is associated with a >50% reduction in postoperative opioid consumption in complex surgical patients.
Effect estimate: >50% reduction
Implementation of a dedicated acute pain service is associated with a >50% reduction in postoperative opioid consumption in complex surgical patients.
Said et al. (2019) conducted a letter in Intraabdominal cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Acute pain service was evaluated on Opioid consumption (>50% reduction). An acute pain service was associated with a >50% reduction in opioid use and reduced time to tolerance of oral diet and ambulation after cytoreductive surgery.
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