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Opioid-Free Epidural-Free Anesthesia for Open Hepatectomy: A Case Report

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Opioid-free perioperative approaches hold promise to reduce opioid use after surgery and their associated side effects. Here, we report the perioperative analgesic plan of a patient who requested opioid-free care for an open partial hepatectomy. Opioid-free anesthesia care for abdominal surgery is usually dependent on epidural analgesia. However, as in this case, placing an epidural is not always an option due to contraindications such as infection, coagulopathy, or patient refusal. Our multimodal management plan provided an alternative opioid-free, epidural-free perioperative strategy that may prove useful for other patients undergoing similar surgeries.

Source: A&A Practice

DOI: 10.1213/xaa.0000000000001238

Authors: Kelsey M. Repine, Adrian Hendrickse, Timothy T. Tran, Karsten Bartels, Ana Fernandez-Bustamante

Institution: University of Colorado Anschutz

Language: English

Topic: Anesthesia and Pain Management

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse