By Bob Kronemyer
Las Vegas—A multimodal analgesic approach to post–cesarean delivery pain management decreased the number of opioid tablets prescribed at discharge by 52%, according to a retrospective chart review presented at PAINWeek 2018.
The multimodal approach at Mount Sinai Hospital, in Chicago, consisted of analgesics with various mechanisms of action for an additive or synergistic effect in order to minimize opioid use. Nonopioid medications included nonsteroidal