Pain management after laminectomy: a systematic review and procedure-specific post-operative pain management (prospect) recommendations.
Laurens PeenePauline Le CacheuxAxel R SauterGirish P JoshiHelene Beloeilnull nullnull nullPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2020)
Perioperative pain management for lumbar laminectomy should include paracetamol and NSAID- or COX-2-specific inhibitor, continued into the post-operative period, as well as intraoperative surgical wound instillation or infiltration. Opioids should be used as rescue medication post-operatively. Future studies are necessary to evaluate the efficacy of our recommendations.