Liposome Bupivacaine for Postsurgical Analgesia in Adult Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Colectomy: Results from Prospective Phase IV Sequential Cohort Studies Assessing Health Economic Outcomes

• Main Authors: Keith A. Candiotti, MD (Author), Laurence R. Sands, MD (Author), Edward Lee, MD (Author), Sergio D. Bergese, MD (Author), Alan E. Harzman, MD (Author), Jorge Marcet, MD (Author), Anjali S. Kumar, MD (Author), Eric Haas, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Opioid-based postsurgical analgesia exposes patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy to elevated risk for gastrointestinal motility problems and other opioid-related adverse events (ORAEs). The purpose of our research was to investigate postsurgical outcomes, including opioid consumpti...