SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Protocol Improves Analgesia, Pain Documentation After Arthroplasty

The implementation of a multimodal analgesics protocol may be a simple, effective way to boost documentation of pre-op pain scores and opioid use in an acute pain service, new research suggests.

Multimodal protocols for nonopioid analgesia using acetaminophen, cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors, gabapentinoids and peripheral nerve catheters have been shown to decrease opioid use and improve patient analgesia, according to researchers from the University of Florida, in Jacksonville. However, the effect