Analgesic efficacy of an opioid-free postoperative pain management strategy versus a conventional opioid-based strategy following laparoscopic radical gastrectomy: an open-label, randomized, controlled, non-inferiority trial

Abstract Objective In patients undergoing laparoscopic radical gastrectomy, the use of subcostal transversus abdominis plane block (STAPB) for completely opioid-free postoperative pain management lacks convincing clinical evidence. Methods This study included 112 patients who underwent laparoscopic...

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Main Authors: Zhimin Lin, Zhongbiao Chen, Yongliang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-023-03298-x