Manuel Ramírez-Gonzalez, Norberto J Torres-Lugo, David Deliz-Jimenez, Gabriel Echegaray-Casalduc, Norman Ramírez, Elfren Colón-Rodriguez, Juan Carro-Rivera, Antonio De La Cruz, Yamil Claudio-Roman, José Massanet-Volrath, Enrique Escobar-Medina, José Montañez-Huertas
INTRODUCTION: Posterior lumbar fusion surgery has become more common amid an aging population, with degenerative disease as its most common indication. Historically, postoperative pain control for spine surgery has relied on opioids. However, opioid use is associated with adverse effects such as dependence, respiratory depression, and altered cognition. Our study aimed to determine whether an opioid-sparing multimodal analgesia regimen (ketorolac, orphenadrine, and gabapentin) could be a viable alternative to diminish opioid use compared with a standard opioid-based regimen in Hispanic patients undergoing posterior lumbar spinal fusion...
May 16, 2023: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons