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Papers: 11 Jan 2020 - 17 Jan 2020


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2020 02


Anesthesiology


132


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Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Requirements in the First Year after Intraoperative Methadone for Complex Spine and Cardiac Surgery.

Authors

Murphy GS, Avram MJ, Greenberg SB, Shear TD, Deshur MA, Dickerson D, Bilimoria S, Benson J, Maher CE, Trenk GJ, Teister KJ, Szokol JW
Anesthesiology. 2020 02; 132(2):330-342.
PMID: 31939849.

Abstract

Methadone is a long-acting opioid that has been reported to reduce postoperative pain scores and analgesic requirements and may attenuate development of chronic postsurgical pain. The aim of this secondary analysis of two previous trials was to follow up with patients who had received a single intraoperative dose of either methadone or traditional opioids for complex spine or cardiac surgical procedures.