Journal article
Opioid versus Nonopioid Analgesia for Craniotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Despite the use of intraoperative opioid analgesia, postoperative pain is often reported by patients undergoing craniotomies. Opioids also cause undesirable side effects in neurosurgical patients. Hence, the role of nonopioid analgesia has been explored for craniotomies in recent years.
METHODS: This systematic review evaluated evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing opioid and nonopioid analgesia during …
Authors
Sriganesh K; Bharadwaj S; Shanthanna H; Umamaheswara Rao GS; Kramer BW; Sathyaprabha TN
Journal
World Neurosurgery, Vol. 173, , pp. e66–e75
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2023
DOI
10.1016/j.wneu.2023.01.111
ISSN
1878-8750