Classifying High-Risk Patients for Persistent Opioid Use After Major Spine Surgery: A Machine-Learning Approach

S Simpson, W Zhong, S Mehdipour… - Anesthesia & …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Persistent opioid use is a common occurrence after surgery and prolonged
exposure to opioids may result in escalation and dependence. The objective of this study …

Prolonged opioid use after lumbar fusion surgery: A meta-analysis of prevalence and risk factors

CC Kuo, MAR Soliman, J Iskander, K Rho, A Khan… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Persistent opioid utilization after spine surgery is a rising complication among
both preoperatively opioid-naïve and opioid-tolerant patients. To our knowledge, this is the …

Nationwide Analysis of Risk Factors Related to Opioid Weaning Following Lumbar Decompression Surgery–A Retrospective Database Study

CA Spears, SE Hodges, B Liu, V Venkatraman… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Opioids are often prescribed for patients who eventually undergo lumbar
decompression. Given the potential for opioid-related morbidity and mortality, postoperative …

Does a High Postoperative Opioid Dose Predict Chronic Use After ACDF?

HA Levy, BA Karamian, JA Canseco, J Henstenburg… - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study is to determine if increased postoperative prescription
opioid dosing is an isolated predictor of chronic opioid use after anterior cervical diskectomy …

Opioid use increases the rate of pseudarthrosis and revision surgery in patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

MJ Lambrechts, ND D'Antonio, JC Heard… - Global Spine …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective Cohort Objectives To (1) quantify the risk opioids impart on
pseudarthrosis development,(2) analyze the effect of pseudarthrosis on clinical outcomes …

Lower extremity osteoarthritis: A risk factor for mental health disorders, prolonged opioid use, and increased resource utilization after single-level lumbar spinal fusion

JJ Turcotte, PJ King, CM Patton - JAAOS Global Research & …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Using a national deidentified database, TriNetX, a retrospective observational
study of 17,289 patients undergoing single-level lumbar fusion with or without a history of …

[HTML][HTML] Opioid prescriptions in a veteran population undergoing lumbar spine surgery: what are the current knowledge gaps?

MJ Lambrechts, H Roca, BA Karamian - Journal of Spine Surgery, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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org/10.21037/jss-22-120 demonstrated decreases in preoperative and postoperative opioid …