Pain monitoring technology can reduce intraoperative opioid consumption

A new study has shown that effective opioid-sparing anesthesia with dexmedetomidine can be guided with NOL pain monitoring technology (Medasense, Israel). The study showed that the NOL monitor is able to detect the effect of dexmedetomidine on the patient's pain response and enable administration of less intraoperative opioids. Patients undergoing...