2024
Opioid Use Following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Mandibular Fractures.
Rancu A, Salib A, Kammien A, Lizardi J, Allam O, Grauer J, Alperovich M. Opioid Use Following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Mandibular Fractures. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024 PMID: 39601551, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMorphine milligram equivalentsMandible fracturesProportion of patientsOpioid useOpioid prescriptionsInternal fixationInternal fixation of mandibular fracturesPrescribing patternsFixation of mandibular fracturesMedian morphine milligram equivalentsHistory of chronic painOpioid prescribing patternsDecreased proportion of patientsPost-fractureDays post-fractureLong bone fracturesTraumatic craniofacial injuriesMilligram equivalentsMandibular fracturesPrescribed narcoticsPostoperative painChronic painCraniofacial injuriesOpen reductionOpioid
2023
Factors Associated With Increased Opioid Prescriptions Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Opioid-Naïve Patients
Yalcin S, Joo P, McLaughlin W, Moran J, Caruana D, Flores M, Grauer J, Medvecky M. Factors Associated With Increased Opioid Prescriptions Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Opioid-Naïve Patients. Arthroscopy Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation 2023, 5: 100740. PMID: 37645399, PMCID: PMC10461142, DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2023.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionOpioid-naïve patientsOpioid prescriptionsCruciate ligament reconstructionOrthopaedic surgeonsMean MMEOpioid useLigament reconstructionPreoperative diagnosisArthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionMedical providersFollowing Anterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionOlder ageRetrospective cohort studyCollateral ligament repairSubstance use disordersMean morphineNaïve patientsOpioid dosesPrescriber specialtyCohort studyPatient factorsChronic painAverage MMEPhysician specialty
2019
Admission NarxCare Narcotics Scores are not Associated With Adverse Surgical Outcomes or Self-reported Patient Satisfaction Following Elective Spine Surgery.
Galivanche AR, Mercier MR, Adrados M, Pathak N, McLynn RP, Anandasivam NS, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Admission NarxCare Narcotics Scores are not Associated With Adverse Surgical Outcomes or Self-reported Patient Satisfaction Following Elective Spine Surgery. Spine 2019, 44: 1515-1522. PMID: 31356498, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate logistic regressionPatient satisfactionAdverse eventsNarcotic scoreSurvey response rateSpine surgeryResponse rateLogistic regressionSelf-reported patient satisfactionElective spine surgeryPreoperative opioid usePostoperative patient satisfactionTime of admissionAdverse surgical outcomesSpine surgery casesHospital Consumer AssessmentHCAHPS survey resultsDifferent narcoticsNarcotic usagePerioperative outcomesNarcotic utilizationOpioid usePatient characteristicsPostoperative outcomesNarcotic group