Overall, patients given methadone required significantly less intravenous and oral opioid medication after surgery, reported lower pain scores, and had improved global satisfaction with pain management, compared to patients who were
given hydromorphone during surgery.
Not exact matches
Hydromorphone, which is also commonly used as a pain medication after surgery, was also
given to the patients studied following surgery to treat pain.
Give buprenorphine 0.02 mg / kg SC 4 hours after
hydromorphone administration; then 0.01 to 0.02 mg / kg buccally Q 12 H for 2 days.