Sravisht Iyer, Michael E Steinhaus, Gregory S Kazarian, Evangelia M Zgonis, Matthew E Cunningham, James C Farmer, Han Jo Kim, Darren R Lebl, Russel C Huang, Virginie Lafage, Frank J Schwab, Sheeraz Qureshi, Federico P Girardi, Bernard A Rawlins, James D Beckman, Jeffrey J Varghese, Hamna Muzammil, Renaud Lafage, Harvinder S Sandhu
STUDY DESIGN: Randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. OBJECTIVE: Examine the effect of intravenous ketorolac (IV-K) on hospital opioid use compared to IV placebo (IV-P) and IV acetaminophen (IV-A). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Controlling postoperative pain while minimizing opioid use following lumbar spinal fusion is an important area of study. METHODS: Patients aged 18-75 years undergoing 1-2 level lumbar fusion between April 2016 - December 2019 were included...
September 22, 2023: Spine