A standardized post-cesarean analgesia regimen reduces postpartum opioid use.

Background: Optimal post-cesarean pain control is important. With the rising opioid epidemic it is imperative to maximize non-opioid based primary approaches to post-cesarean pain control. In 2018, we implemented a standardized post-cesarean analgesia regimen.

Lidocaine patches for postcesarean pain control in obese women: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Background: Obesity increases the risk of opioid-related morbidity. Lidocaine patches have been shown to reduce postoperative pain after noncesarean surgeries.

Objective: This study aimed to determine whether the application of lidocaine patches around the cesarean incision in women with obesity reduces the total dose of opioids administered in the first 24 hours after cesarean delivery.