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2022 Nov 13


World J Urol

Optimizing pain management following kidney stone surgery: can we avoid narcotics?

Authors

Demasi M, Segall M, Mengotto A, Cuartas P, Feiertag N, Loloi J, Ahn J, Kim M, Laudano M, Stern J, Watts K
World J Urol. 2022 Nov 13.
PMID: 36371742.

Abstract

Opioids are often used to manage postoperative pain. Non-narcotic alternatives have increasingly been used to reduce opioid usage. We conducted an open-label randomized non-inferiority clinical trial to compare non-opioid to opioid therapy for pain management after nephrolithiasis surgery.