Opioid sparing strategies for perioperative pain management other than regional anaesthesia: A narrative review

• Main Authors: Babita Ghai (Author), Anudeep Jafra (Author), Nidhi Bhatia (Author), Neha Chanana (Author), Dipika Bansal (Author), Vivek Mehta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Opioids play a crucial role in pain management in spite of causing increased hospital morbidity and related costs. It may also cause significant risks such as postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), sedation, sleep disturbances, urinary retention and respiratory depression (commonly referred to as...