Anaes SAQs · Opioids & analgesics
The opioid-sparing and the opioid-free anaesthesia
Final SAQ — the paracetamol, the NSAID, the regional, the ketamine, the gabapentinoid, the alpha-2; the OFA (the Ayazbekova review); the evidence (the reduced PONV, the respiratory depression, the ileus).
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Discuss the opioid-sparing multimodal strategy and the opioid-free anaesthesia (the OFA) — the rationale, the components, and the evidence.
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Discuss the opioid-sparing multimodal strategy and the opioid-free anaesthesia (the OFA) — the rationale, the components, and the evidence.
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- [1]Ayazbekova A, et al. Role of Opioid-Free Anesthesia Versus Opioid-Based Anesthesia in Postoperative Pain and Opioid Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med, 2026.PMID 42355728
- [42355729]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.