Renal procedures are performed within the realm of urology, general and transplant surgery. The implementation of new operating techniques imposes on anaesthetists the need to adapt their methods, aiming to improve the patient’s perioperative comfort and safety. Laparoscopy is gaining increasing interest as a less invasive procedure; however clinical research shows that pain after the procedure is underestimated and therefore poorly controlled. Multimodal analgesia is very promising, though, as it allows better pain control, expedites discharge and enhances recovery. This is achieved through a combination of general and regional anaesthesia with administration of adjuvant drugs intraoperatively, resulting in reduced opioid requirements in the recovery room with diminished side effects of pain treatment. Good communication between the surgeon and the anaesthetist is the key to effective anaesthesia and analgesia.
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