San Diego—Duloxetine could be a viable perioperative analgesic and a boon for female patients, whose quality of recovery after surgery is often worse than their male counterparts.
A study found that duloxetine improved quality of recovery following abdominal hysterectomy while decreasing patient reliance on morphine for pain relief.
“Duloxetine seems to be a viable pharmacologic strategy to improve postoperative quality of recovery in female patients undergoing abdominal