Does adding muscle relaxant make post-operative pain better? a narrative review of the literature from US and European studies

Centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants (CASMR) are widely prescribed as adjuncts for acute and chronic pain. Given the recent interest in multimodal analgesia and reducing opioid consumption, there has been an increase in its use for perioperative/postoperative pain control. The mechanism of act...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Verdiner, Narjeet Khurmi, Christopher Choukalas, Colby Erickson, Karl Poterack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2023-10-01
Series:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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Online Access:http://anesth-pain-med.org/upload/pdf/apm-23055.pdf