Analysis of the problem of surgical pain is important in view of the fact that the success of
surgical treatment depends largely on proper pain management during the first few days …

Local anesthetic wound infiltration (WI) provides anesthesia for minor surgical procedures
and improves postoperative analgesia as part of multimodal analgesia after general or …

Disclaimer 2017: The EACTS Guidelines represent the views of the EACTS and were
produced after careful consideration of the scientific and medical knowledge and the …

Objectives To examine the analgesic efficacy of bilateral erector spinae plane (ESP) block
compared with conventional treatment for pain after cardiac surgery in adult patients. Design …

Objectives: Cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass, cardiac valve, and aortic
procedures, is among the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States …

Background: Persistent postoperative pain continues to be an underrecognized
complication. We examined the prevalence of and risk factors for this type of pain after …

Objective The objective of the present study was to evaluate morphine consumption and
pain scores 24 hours postoperatively to compare the effects of a bilateral pectointercostal …

This article reviews the current evidence for multimodal analgesic options for common
surgical procedures. As perioperative physicians, we have come a long way from using only …

Objectives The postoperative analgesic efficacy of transversus thoracic muscle plane block
(TTMPB) has not yet been evaluated sufficiently. This randomized controlled study …

Background To evaluate if an opiate sparing multimodal regimen of dexamethasone,
gabapentin, ibuprofen and paracetamol had better analgesic effect, less side effects and …