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Opioid-Free Anesthesia in a Young Female Undergoing Emergency Videolaparoscopic Appendectomy: A Case Report

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Opioids are one of the main classes of drugs used in anesthesia, both for the intraoperative and postoperative period, for a multitude of surgical procedures. In recent years, anesthetic techniques have been developed that reduce or avoid the use of opioids and their side effects. One of these is opioid-free anesthesia, which does not involve the use of opioid drugs in the intraoperative period. In this case report, we used this anesthetic technique for an emergency videolaparoscopic appendectomy for a young woman in a state of sepsis with a history of previous surgery for the removal of a voluminous ovarian cyst.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.68196

Authors: Stefano Barbaro, Pierdomenico Carone, Laura Lanotte, Ester Scapini, Michele Debitonto

Language: English

Topic: Anesthesia and Pain Management

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4402054863

FWCI: 0.388

Cites: 17

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10