Obesity surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Post-anesthesia recovery after infusion of propofol with remifentanil or alfentanil or fentanyl in morbidly obese patients.
The type of opioid used during general anesthesia in the morbidly obese influences recovery and the postoperative period. In a randomized clinical trial, the postoperative recovery profile and early period after general anesthesia with remifentanil, fentanyl and alfentanil were compared in morbidly obese patients. ⋯ In morbidly obese individuals, alfentanil or fentanyl and remifentanil can be safely used, but there is a higher rate of PONV and postoperative pain in the remifentanil group.