Sublingual sufentanil (Zalviso) patient-controlled analgesia after total knee arthroplasty: A retrospective comparison with oxycodone with or without dexamethasone
Journal of Pain Research Dec 20, 2018
van Veen DE, et al. - Authors conducted a retrospective, single-center, cohort study gauged a sufentanil sublingual tablet system (Zalviso) to optimize postoperative pain treatment. More nausea was experienced by patients treated with Zalviso compared to other groups on day 0 and day 1. A higher percentage of mobilization on the day of surgery was seen in patients treated with Dexa + Oxy compared to Oxy and Zalviso. In conclusion, an improvement in postoperative pain management in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty was not seen with Zalviso and it increased nausea.
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