Title
Effect of opioid-free versus opioid-based anaesthesia among surgical patients in public health care centers: A community medicine perspective
Authors
Anushree Shukla1, Naikey Minarey2, Mona Bhalavi3 & Purvi Jain4,*
Affiliation
1Department of Anesthesiology, Apollo Hospitals, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; 2Department of Pediatrics, Sunderlal Patwa Government Medical College, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India; 3Department of Anesthesiology, Government Medical College, Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, India; 4Department of Anaesthesiology, CARE CHL, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Anushree Shukla - E-mail: shukla.anu1993@gmail.com
Naikey Minarey - E-mail: drnaikeym@gmail.com
Mona Bhalavi - E-mail: monabhalavi@gmail.com
Purvi Jain - E-mail: learn2everyone@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025
Abstract
Anxieties about the opioid epidemic should motivate research into more secure and economical methods of managing pain during surgery. Hence, a total of 204 surgical patients receiving either opioid-based anesthesia (OBA) or opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) at public healthcare institutions were compared. Dexmedetomidine, ketamine and lidocane were used in OFA to lessen the severity of postoperative pain, side effects and recovery time. The OFA group also had higher rates of patient satisfaction and overall affordability. Thus, OFA is a more practical and superior substitute for community surgical services.
Keywords
Opioid-free anaesthesia; multimodal analgesia; community healthcare; postoperative pain; cost-effectiveness
Citation
Shukla et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4393-4398 (2025)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
