Are perioperative therapeutic doses of statins associated with postoperative pain and opioid consumption after hip surgery under spinal anaesthesia?

Saasouh, W; Leung, S; Yilmaz, HO; Koyuncu, O; You, J; Zimmerman, NM; Ruetzler, K; Turan, A

Turan, A (reprint author), Cleveland Clin, Anaesthesiol Inst, Dept Outcomes Res, 9500 Euclid Ave,P-77, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA, 2017; 119 (4): 803

Abstract

Background. The anti-inflammatory effects of statins have been suggested to relieve postoperative pain. This retrospective study tested the associatio......

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