Opioid Use Disorder in Patients Undergoing Primary 1- to 2-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Is Associated With Longer In-Hospital Lengths of Stay and Higher Rates of Readmissions, Complications, and Costs of Care.
Nathan S KimAaron W LamIvan J GolubBhavya K ShethRushabh M VakhariaAhmed SalehAfshin E RaziPublished in: Global spine journal (2021)
The study can help to push orthopaedic surgeons in better managing OUD patients pre-operatively in terms of safe discontinuation and education of opioid drugs and their effects on complications, leading to more satisfactory outcomes.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- risk factors
- pain management
- chronic pain
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- electronic health record
- adverse drug
- skeletal muscle
- weight loss
- drug induced