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Exploring opioid-free pain management in complex oncologic surgery: A case of total scapulectomy

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Author Details : Amreesh Mahil*, Eduard Rainer, Osama Hafez, Odion Binitie, Leshawn Richards

Volume : 12, Issue : 1, Year : 2025

Article Page : 160-163

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijca.2025.025

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Abstract

Opioids are widely used perioperatively for pain control. However, growing concerns about opioid-related adverse effects, such as respiratory depression, dependence, and delirium, have driven interest in opioid-free analgesia. These adverse effects can prolong hospital stays and complicate recovery. We present the case of a 53-year-old male with risk factors for opioid-induced morbidity (BMI >50 and obstructive sleep apnoeas [OSA]) who successfully underwent opioid-free analgesia for a left total scapulectomy in the setting of scapular Grade 3 chondrosarcoma.
 

Keywords: Regional anesthesia, Opioid­ free anesthesia, Erector spinae block, Superior trunk block, Suprascapular block, Scapulectomy.

How to cite : Mahil A, Rainer E, Hafez O, Binitie O, Richards L, Exploring opioid-free pain management in complex oncologic surgery: A case of total scapulectomy. Indian J Clin Anaesth 2025;12(1):160-163

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