Becker's Healthcare February 24, 2025
A study published Feb. 22 in Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications found that opioid-sparing anesthesia cut down on opioid-related adverse events in cardiac surgery and may also improve post-procedure recovery.
Here are five things to know from the study:
1. Data from patients who underwent elective heart surgery between July 2023 and July 2024 were analyzed. Patients were divided into an OSA group and a control group. Patients in both groups were managed with the same sedatives, muscle relaxants and other drugs. A total of 1,916 patients were scanned and 1,218 patients were included in the analysis — 392 in the OSA group and 826 in the control group.
2. Patient outcome was measured by the QoR-15 global score,...
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