which includes a series of non-opioid medications
such as acetaminophen, is now routine practice.
Regional anesthesia is also becoming common
practice in many facilities. The traditional single-
shot nerve blocks are performed under ultrasound
guidance. Providers inject medications such as lido-
caine around targeted nerves to block patients' pain
receptors. There's no doubt this option is effective.
Nerve blocks allow providers to use fewer opioids,
and patients emerge from surgery in less pain. Plus,
regional anesthesia places patients in less potential
respiratory distress and leads to faster recoveries.
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T O O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • M A R C H 2 0 2 1
Be"er opioid-sparing results.
Extend analgesia up to 5 days to avoid POD3 or 4 rebound pain that can
trigger post-op opioid need, unplanned readmissions.
Be"er infusion management.
Nimbus PainPRO pump Delay Start begins the infusion as your intra-op
block is receding at 2AM.
Be"er patient outcome.
IntermiHent Bolus capability in Nimbus PainPRO enhances anesthetic
spread achieving results your elastomeric pain pump can't touch.
You and your patient want
opioid-sparing recovery.
That's why:
We make pain
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The problem? Local blocks are
short-acting, lasting only a few
hours before wearing off.
The use of long-acting anes-
thetics, coupled with the latest
techniques and devices to deliver
this potent form of analgesia,
solve this issue by extending pain-
relieving measures and allowing you to send
patients home as comfortably as possible with limit-
ed use of opioids. These methods speed recovery
times and decrease the potential for narcotic
dependency and possibly addiction. With good pre-
op planning and proper post-op monitoring, you can
rest assured you're sending patients home to recov-
er in a safe, responsible and pain-free manner.
OSM
Dr. Schwartz (gary.schwartz@gmail.com) is an
interventional pain physician and director of acute
pain management at Maimonides Medical Center in
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Pain pumps are ideal for
recoveries expected to last more
than two to three days.
