Methadone Should Not Be Used in Cardiac Surgery as Part of Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery Protocol

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 May;38(5):1272-1274. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.02.019. Epub 2024 Feb 22.

Authors

Stephanie O Ibekwe¹, Lauren Everett², Samhati Mondal³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
² Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: smondal@som.umaryland.edu.

PMID: 38503627
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.02.019

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
Humans
Length of Stay
Methadone* / therapeutic use
Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy
Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control

Substances

Methadone