Multimodal Analgesia Decreases Postoperative Opioid Consumption in Living Liver Donation.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of multimodal analgesia on postoperative opioid consumption and perioperative pain management in patients undergoing living liver donation.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted of 129 patients who underwent living liver donation between 2006 and 2015. Patients were separated into 2 cohorts, pre-multimodal analgesia and multimodal analgesia, to allow intergroup analysis.

Risk factors and outcomes of postoperative emergency response team activation: a matched case-control study.

Objective: To determine patient and perioperative characteristics associated with unexpected postoperative clinical deterioration as determined for the need of a postoperative emergency response team (ERT) activation.

Design: Retrospective case-control study.

Setting: Tertiary academic hospital.

Acute phenibut withdrawal: A comprehensive literature review and illustrative case report.

Phenibut is a glutamic acid derivative with activity on the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)B, A, and B-phenethylamine receptors. It is prescribed in former Communist Bloc countries for anxiolysis and related psychiatric disorders. It can be easily obtained in Western countries and is thought to have abuse potential.