New York—In orthopedic surgery patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), multimodal analgesia may significantly decrease postoperative opioid consumption and severe complications, according to an analysis by a team of New York City researchers. The study also revealed a stepwise relationship between the number of nonopioid analgesics used and the magnitude of the effect.
“Obstructive sleep apnea is a topic of interest for our group,” said Crispiana Cozowicz, MD, an