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. 2023 Feb 27;23:62. doi: 10.1186/s12871-023-01995-4

Table 2.

Statements and results

Final Agreement % change
1 There is a strong body of evidence supporting the use of opioid-sparing techniques 79.3%  + 6.9%
2 Whether opioid-sparing techniques may be cost effective is an important aspect for me 51.7%  + 6.9%
3 Whether opioid-sparing techniques and/or multimodal analgesia is the norm in my context and/or recommended in the locally used guidelines is important in my practice 82.6% 0%
4 The lack of training/education for some techniques possibly useful in multimodal analgesia is a key reason anaesthesiologists may not use it 92.6%  + 6.4%
5 I feel confident in administering any opioid sparing technique I need 75.8% 0%
6 Leadership and/or more specific guidelines for the application of multimodal analgesia will help my practice 79.3%  + 10.3%
7 The use of multimodal analgesia, or opioid-sparing techniques, is impractical (time consuming/workload) in my practice (whatever the reason) 10.3% 0%
8 The lack of supply of certain analgesic agents restricts my practice of multimodal analgesia 34.5% 0%