Postoperative opioid prescribing patients with diabetes: Opportunities for personalized pain management

A Zammit, J Coquet, J Hah, O El Hajouji, SM Asch… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Opioids are commonly prescribed for postoperative pain, but may lead to
prolonged use and addiction. Diabetes impairs nerve function, complicates pain …

[HTML][HTML] Opioid Treatment Is Associated with Recurrent Healthcare Visits, Increased Side Effects, and Pain

CE Freiermuth, JA Foster, P Manandhar… - Western Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction Pain is a major driver of visits to the emergency department (ED). Clinicians
must consider not only the efficacy of treatment options but also subsequent healthcare …

Comparison of Postoperative Opioid Use After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion or Posterior Cervical Fusion

Y Lee, TZ Issa, MJ Lambrechts, PL Brush… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We retrospectively identified all patients undergoing 2-level to 4-level ACDF or
PCF at a single center from 2017 to 2021. Our state's prescription drug-monitoring program …

Perioperative Dexamethasone Does Not Reduce Postoperative Opioid Use Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

Y Lee, TZ Issa, T Ezeonu, A Mazmudar… - World neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To determine if dexamethasone administration reduced narcotic consumption
during hospitalization and to evaluate if patients who received dexamethasone refilled fewer …

Postoperative Opioid Consumption Patterns Diverge Between Propensity Matched Patients Undergoing Traumatic and Elective Cervical Spine Fusion

NB Pohl, R Narayanan, Y Lee, MA McCurdy… - The Spine Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Background context Prolonged opioid therapy following spine surgery is an ongoing
postoperative concern. While prior studies have investigated postoperative opioid use …

Postoperative Opioid Prescribing in Diabetics: Opportunities for Personalized Pain Management

A Zammit, J Coquet, J Hah, O El Hajouji… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
Background: Opioids are commonly prescribed for postoperative pain, but may lead to
prolonged use and addiction. Diabetes impairs nerve function, complicates pain …