Favour Davies Toluwalola

Opioid-Free Versus Opioid-Based Anaesthesia for Postoperative Pain and Recovery

Sonay Unsal, Tracy Oshonwoh, Onyedikachi Mmesoma Amagwu & Favour Davies Toluwalola · Asian Journal of Research in Surgery · 2026

Background: Opioid-free anaesthesia has gained attention as a strategy to prevent opioid-related harm, yet its advantages over contemporary opioid-sparing or opioid-inclusive multimodal anaesthesia remain contested. Complete intraoperative opioid avoidance does not necessarily im...