Evaluation of sufentanil sublingual tablet 30 mcg for perioperative pain management of in-office rhinology procedures

Abstract

Background: Effective analgesia for invasive office-based rhinology procedures can be challenging. While local anesthetics provide the basis for periprocedural analgesia, systemic opioids are often necessary for adequate pain control. Case report: We describe two patients successfully undergoing multiple painful rhinology procedures with the addition of a novel sufentanil 30 mcg sublingual tablet to our standard oral benzodiazepine and local anesthetic protocol. Conclusion: A sufentanil sublingual tablet administered preoperatively provided excellent analgesia throughout the duration of the procedure and was well tolerated. This new analgesic provides a rapid-acting alternative to standard oral opioid analgesics.

Keywords

• Procedural analgesia
• Opioid
• Acute pain management
• Transmucosal