Postoperative Pain Management

Optimizing Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions After Intra-Abdominal Cancer Surgery: Comparing the 5x-Multiplier and 3-Tier Models

By MedXY 09/21/2026

A randomized clinical trial demonstrated that the 5x-multiplier algorithm significantly reduces opioid prescriptions at discharge without increasing consumption, refill rates, or patient dissatisfaction after major abdominal cancer surgery compared to a 3-tier prescribing model.

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Intrathecal Morphine Significantly Enhances Postoperative Recovery Quality Following Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

By MedXY 12/23/2025

A randomized clinical trial demonstrates that adding low-dose intrathecal morphine to transversus abdominis plane block significantly improves 24-hour recovery quality and reduces opioid consumption in laparoscopic colorectal surgery patients, despite an increased incidence of pruritus.