In-hospital opioid usage following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Does methadone offer an advantage when used with an ERAS pathway?

Kenneth A ShawNicholas D FletcherDennis P DevitoMichael L SchmitzJorge FabregasSimran GidwaniPankaj ChhatbarJoshua S Murphy

Published in: Spine deformity (2021)

There was no decrease of in-hospital opioid usage when methadone was used with an ERAS protocol. Total opioid usage is correlated with hospital LOS following PSF.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
healthcare
acute care
randomized controlled trial