Analgesic interventions that are not recommended for pain management in patients undergoing open liver resection
| Intervention | Reason for not recommending |
| Ketamine | Lack of procedure-specific evidence |
| Gabapentinoids | Lack of procedure-specific evidence |
| Intravenous lidocaine | Lack of procedure-specific evidence |
| Dexamethasone | Lack of procedure-specific evidence |
| Intraoperative use of dexmedetomidine | Limited procedure-specific evidence |
| Intraoperative use of magnesium sulfate | Limited procedure-specific evidence |
| Intrathecal morphine | Limited procedure-specific evidence |
| Quadratus lumborum block | Limited procedure-specific evidence |
| Continuous wound infiltration | Limited procedure-specific evidence |
| Continuous paravertebral nerve block | Limited procedure-specific evidence |
| Postoperative intrapleural local anesthetics | Limited procedure-specific evidence |