A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery on Patients Undergoing Elective Spine Surgery.

Zarina S AliAhmed AlbayarJessica NguyenRyan S GallagherAustin J BorjaMichael J KallanEileen MaloneyPaul J MarcotteRonald P DeMatteoAli Sohail Farooqi

Published in: Annals of surgery (2023)

Here, we present a novel ERAS prospective RCT in the elective spine surgery population. While we do not detect a difference in the primary outcome of short-term opioid use, we observe significantly reduced opioid use at 6-month follow-up as well as an increased likelihood of home disposition after surgery in the ERAS group.

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