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AUGUST 24, 2021

Careful Patient and Drug Selection Key to Multimodal Analgesia in Burn Patients

Originally published by our sister publication, Pain Medicine News

Multimodal analgesia is a viable alternative to opioids alone in critically ill burn patients, a new study has concluded.

Researchers at UC Davis Medical Center found that a multimodal therapeutic approach significantly reduced cumulative opioid equivalent consumption in the first five days after surgery, without compromising pain control.

“As part of caring for burn patients, we’re often faced with uncontrolled pain