What Is Opioid-Free Anesthesia? With Dr. Thomas Baribeault, DNP, CRNA

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Opioid treatment, especially in the intraoperative phase of surgery, can cause a lot of unnecessary side effects. Patients have come back with postoperative pain because of opioids like fentanyl. But is it even possible to have opioid-free anesthesia? Yes, and it does exist. Opioid-free anesthesia offers better outcomes without the side effects of respiratory depression or postoperative nausea.

Join Jenny Finnell as she talks to the clinical coordinator and chief obstetric CRNA of Commonwealth Anesthesia, Dr. Thomas Baribeault, DNP, CRNA. Dr. Thomas Baribeault is also the founder of The Society for Opioid-Free Anesthesia (SOFA). Learn what opioid-free anesthesia is and why it’s beneficial. Discover why it’s recommended to learn and try different methods of doing things. Start understanding how you can bypass those negative side effects that opioids give today!

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