The Role of Exparel Plus Meloxicam for Postoperative Pain Management

Purpose of Review Acute postoperative pain reduction is a major target against the opioid crisis. While opioids have traditionally been the mainstay for postoperative analgesia, current practice has focused on a multimodal approach to pain control, including ultrasound-guided blocks with longer acting local anesthetic agents. Recent Findings Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as meloxicam, are an important class of medications utilized to manage pain in the perioperative period. An additional treatment used in perioperative or postoperative pain relief is Exparel, a bupivacaine (sodium channel blocker) liposomal injectable suspension with a 3–4-day duration of action. The long-acting mechanism and formulation of Exparel consistently has demonstrated decreased opioid use and pain scores in patients undergoing many different surgical procedures. A concern is that pH negatively alters the efficacy of bupivacaine, as in cases of inflamed tissue and acidic fluid pH. For this reason, a combination medication with both meloxicam and bupivacaine has been developed, which normalizes pH and has anti-inflammatory and anti-pain conduction properties. Clinical studies demonstrate that this combination agent can be extremely beneficial in treating postoperative pain. Summary This manuscript summarizes the newest developments with regard to liposomal bupivacaine and the non-steroidal meloxicam, their roles in effective treatment of postoperative pain, contraindications, special considerations of using these medications, and future considerations. HTX-011 pairs up a new extended-release formulation of the local anesthetic bupivacaine with meloxicam, a well-established non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

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Current pain and headache reports - 24(2020), 3 vom: 30. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kaye, Alan David [VerfasserIn]
Novitch, Matthew B. [VerfasserIn]
Carlson, Sam F. [VerfasserIn]
Fuller, Mitchell C. [VerfasserIn]
White, Shane W. [VerfasserIn]
Haroldson, Alexander R. [VerfasserIn]
Kaiser, Jennifer A. [VerfasserIn]
Elkersh, Mohamed A. [VerfasserIn]
Brunk, Andrew J. [VerfasserIn]
Jeha, George M. [VerfasserIn]
Cornett, Elyse M. [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Exparel
Meloxicam
Non-opioid
Opioid-free
Pain management
Postoperative pain

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© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020

doi:

10.1007/s11916-020-0837-2

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OLC2103020804