Case Series of Successful Postoperative Pain Management in Buprenorphine Maintenance Therapy Patients.

Leighton, Barbara L; Crock, Lara W · Anesth Analg · 2017

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Abstract

Buprenorphine maintenance therapy patients frequently have severe postoperative pain due to buprenorphine-induced hyperalgesia and provider use of opioids with limited efficacy in the presence of buprenorphine. The authors report good-to-excellent pain management in 4 obstetric patients using nonopioid analgesics, regional anesthesia, continuation of buprenorphine, and use of opioids with high μ receptor affinity.

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