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Opioid Use Prior to Adult Spine Deformity Correction Surgery is Associated With Worse Pre- and Postoperative Back Pain and Prolonged Opioid Demands.

Juan P SardiJustin S SmithJeffrey L GumBrett RocosAnastasios CharalampidisLawrence G LenkeChristopher I ShaffreyKenneth Man-Chee CheungYong QiuYukihiro MatsuyamaFerran PelliseDavid W PollyJonathan N SembranoBenny T DahlMichael P KellyMarinus de KleuverMaarten SpruitAhmet AlanaySigurd H BervenStephen J Lewisnull null
Published in: Global spine journal (2024)
In this study, almost one-third of surgical ASD patients were consuming opioids both pre- and postoperatively world-wide. There were marked international variations, with patients from Asia having a much lower usage rate, suggesting a cultural influence. Despite both opioid users and nonusers benefitting from surgery, preoperative opioid use was strongly associated with significantly more back pain at baseline that persisted at 2-year follow up, as well as persistent postoperative opioid needs.
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