Open AccessPerioperative analgesic requirements in severely obese adolescents and young adults undergoing laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted gastric sleeve resection
Author(s) -
Anita Shirley Joselyn,
Tarun Bhalla,
Christopher McKee,
Victoria K. Pepper,
Karen A. Diefenbach,
Marc P. Michalsky,
Joseph D. Tobias
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.159472
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , analgesic , anesthesia , opioid , ketorolac , surgery , morphine , robotic surgery , retrospective cohort study , receptor
One of the major advantages for patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery as compared to an open surgical procedure is the improved recovery profile and decreased opioid requirements in the perioperative period. There are no definitive studies comparing the analgesic requirements in patients undergoing two different types of minimally invasive procedure. This study retrospectively compares the perioperative analgesic requirements in severely obese adolescents and young adults undergoing laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted, laparoscopic gastric sleeve resection.