Evidence-based perioperative opioid-sparing techniques during the United States opioid crisis.

Purpose Of Review: The current United States opioid epidemic resulted from the overprescribing of opioids by physicians and surgeons in response to deceptive and unlawful marketing campaigns by pharmaceutical companies seeking to profit from opioid sales. Surgeons have a moral obligation to employ evidence-based opioid-sparing analgesia protocols for management of perioperative pain.

Recent Findings: Recent evidence strongly supports the use of NSAIDs in perioperative pain management, with large studies demonstrating no increased risk of postoperative hemorrhage or renal insult.

Standardized Volume Dosing Protocol of 23.4% Hypertonic Saline for Pediatric Critical Care: Initial Experience.

Standardized volume dosing of 23.4% hypertonic saline (HTS) exists for adults, but the concentration, dosing and administration of HTS in pediatrics is variable. With emerging pediatric experience of 23.