ReviewSaudi journal of anaesthesia
Perioperative Pain Management in Bariatric Anesthesia.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Erector Spinae Block in Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Obesity surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Safety of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs as Part of Enhanced Recovery After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Laparoscopic Preperitoneal Local Anesthetic Infiltration Versus Ultrasound Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Obesity surgery · 2026Trial
- Laparoscopic-guided transversus abdominis plane block combined with port-site infiltration for postoperative analgesia after gastric bypass: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Trial
- Intravenous Ibuprofen Versus Ketorolac for Perioperative Pain Control in Patients with Morbid Obesity Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2025Trial
- Intravenous ibuprofen versus ketorolac for perioperative pain control in open abdominal hysterectomy: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Trial
- Intraoperative Esketamine Is Effective at Reducing Acute Postoperative Pain in Bariatric Surgery Patients: a Randomized Control Trial.Obesity surgery · 2023Trial
- A Phase-Based, Multidisciplinary Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Bariatric Procedures: The EUropean PErioperative MEdical Networking (EUPEMEN) Collaborative for Obesity Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Analgesic efficacy of intraperitoneal local anaesthetic instillation (IPLA) in laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2026Review
- Evidence-Based Perioperative Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Preoperative Surgical Fear, Postoperative Pain, and Sleep Quality in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Descriptive and Correlational Study.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Inhalation anesthesia and total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) regimens in patients with obesity: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2025Article
- Dexmedetomidine in Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Its Effects on Postoperative Pain and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Safety and efficacy of remifentanil in patients undergoing bariatric and metabolic surgeries - A systematic review.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
- Postoperative pain trajectory and opioid requirements after laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a single-centre historical cohort study.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2024Article
- Acute pain management in patients with severe obesity.BJA education · 2024Review
- Safety and cost of performing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with same day discharge at a large academic hospital.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Analgesic Efficacy and Outcomes of Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in Patients Undergoing Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeries: A Systematic Review.Journal of medical ultrasoundReview
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Abstract
Weight loss (bariatric) surgery is the most commonly performed elective surgical procedure in patients with morbid obesity. In this review, we provide an evidence-based update on perioperative pain management in bariatric anesthesia. We mention some newer preoperative aspects-medical optimization, physical preparation, patient education, and psychosocial factors-that can all improve pain management. In the intraoperative period, with bariatric surgery being almost universally performed laparoscopically, we emphasize the use of non-opioid adjuvant infusions (ketamine, lidocaine, and dexmedetomidine) and suggest some novel regional anesthesia techniques to reduce pain, opioid requirements, and side effects. We discuss some postoperative strategies that additionally focus on patient safety and identify patients at risk of persistent pain and opioid use after bariatric surgery. This review suggests that the use of a structured, step-wise, severity-based, opioid-sparing multimodal analgesic protocol within an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) framework can improve postoperative pain management. Overall, by incorporating all these aspects throughout the perioperative journey ensures improved patient safety and outcomes from pain management in bariatric anesthesia.
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