Impact of Intraoperative Remifentanil on Postoperative Pain and Opioid Use in Thyroid Surgery

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Remifentanil infusion is used as an intraoperative anesthetic for thyroidectomy, but has been associated with acute opioid tolerance and hyperalgesia. A national shortage of remifentanil provided an opportunity to study postoperative pain in patients undergoing thyroidecto...

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Published in:J Surg Oncol
Main Authors: Wu, James X., Assel, Melissa, Vickers, Andrew, Afonso, Anoushka M., Twersky, Rebecca S, Simon, Brett A., Cohen, Marc A., Rieth, Elizabeth F., Cracchiolo, Jennifer R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6991192/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31680250
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jso.25746
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