Ricerc@Sapienza

Background and Aims: Acute postoperative pain after total hip arthroplasty
(THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been reported as moderateto-
severe. Aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of different anesthetic
techniques on post-operative analgesic opioid consumption in patients who
underwent THA and TKA and received Sufentanil Sublingual Tablet System
Zalviso® (SSTS) for post-operative pain.
Methods: Adults aged ≥18years, who had undergone THA and TKA, received

Background and Aims: Inadequate post-operative pain management is one
of the most common complain after major orthopedic surgery. Limits of iv-
PCA have been identified in programming and patients' errors, invasive access,
and impairment of mobility. The aim of this study was to evaluate patient' perspective
into sufentanil sublingual tablet system Zalviso®(SSTS) evaluation for
post-operative pain management after orthopedic surgery.
Methods: Adults, who had undergone major orthopedic surgery, with expected

Background: The use of a strong opioid with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) is recommended for postoperative pain, but its use is restricted due to technical problems. Other delivery systems, like sublingual PCA, with the sufentanil tablet system (SSTS) device, could overcome the safety concerns related to IV-PCA.

Methods: This prospective observational study evaluated the efficacy, safety and usability of SSTS for post-surgical analgesia in the real-life setting.