Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki)
March 2023
: Opioids are the "gold standard" for pain treatment during and after colorectal surgery. They can inhibit cellular and humoral immunity and it is assumed that can promote cancer cell proliferation and metastatic spread. Adequate pain management can be achieved not only with opioids, but also with non-opioid drugs, which can be used together in small doses, i.
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November 2022
: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a usual complication in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Minimized opioid use due to surgery has been shown to have a better effect on patient recovery after surgery. In this study we evaluate the effect of opioid free anesthesia for postoperative nausea and vomiting in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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July 2022
: The administration of high doses of opioids during surgery can lead to higher postoperative pain scores at rest and when coughing. Multimodal analgesia may lower the need for opioids during surgery and the suffering of postoperative pain. Multimodal analgesia can be achieved by providing non-opioid drugs (lidocaine, ketamine, and magnesium sulfate), three different types of drugs.
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July 2022
: Multimodal anesthesia represents a technique that can improve analgesia and lower the occurrence of opioid side effects in the postoperative period, such as postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). It can be achieved by providing different types of medication during the intraoperative period which can decrease the need for opioids. PONV happens more often in patients who have received large amounts of opioids during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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April 2022