opioid reduction

Postoperative Oral Dexamethasone Reduces Pain and Opioid Use in Pediatric Tonsillectomy

A quadruple-blinded RCT found that oral dexamethasone given after pediatric tonsillectomy modestly reduced pain and substantially lowered opioid prescriptions, without increasing complications.

Celecoxib Cuts Opioid Use Nearly in Half After Throat Surgery—Without Increasing Pain