Vikash Bansal, Habib Md R Karim, Abhishek K Rai, Dipak Bhuyan, Sanjay Kumar
Perioperative hypersensitivity reactions vary from mild to potentially fatal anaphylaxis, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Most of the perioperative hypersensitivity and allergic reactions are attributed to antibiotics, antiseptic solutions, latex, and opioids. In the current thrust for opioid-free anesthesia, owing to its multiple advantages, paracetamol and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents play a significant role in multi-modal pain and inflammatory response management. Nearly nine out of ten individuals experience postoperative pain, one-third experience postoperative nausea and vomiting, and one-fourth experience fever, irrespective of surgery and type of anesthesia, often as an inflammatory response...
January 2024: Curēus