2024
Effect of cannabis use history on postoperative opioid utilization in lumbar fusion patients: an American retrospective study.
Mirpuri P, Khalid S, King P, Roy J, Elsamadicy A, Mehta A, Adogwa O. Effect of cannabis use history on postoperative opioid utilization in lumbar fusion patients: an American retrospective study. Asian Spine Journal 2024 PMID: 39434224, DOI: 10.31616/asj.2024.0194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCannabis use historyPostoperative opioid utilizationOpioid utilizationCannabis usersLumbar fusionHistory of cannabis useChronic opioid useNon-cannabis usersDegenerative spine diseaseCannabis use patternsImmediate postoperative periodPostsurgical pain managementLumbar fusion patientsPropensity score matchingUse historyOpioid useSpine surgeryPain medicationFusion patientsRetrospective studySpine diseasePostoperative periodCannabis usePain managementWidespread prescription
2022
Association of inpatient opioid consumption on postoperative outcomes after open posterior spinal fusion for adult spine deformity
Elsamadicy A, Sandhu M, Reeves B, Freedman I, Koo A, Jayaraj C, Hengartner A, Havlik J, Hersh A, Pennington Z, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Association of inpatient opioid consumption on postoperative outcomes after open posterior spinal fusion for adult spine deformity. Spine Deformity 2022, 11: 439-453. PMID: 36350557, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-022-00609-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult spinal deformityInpatient opioid useProportion of patientsOpioid useAdverse eventsHigher MMESpinal fusionHospital costsMME consumptionPostoperative outcomesDischarge dispositionHospital admissionRisk factorsMultivariate analysisLong-term opioid useMethodsA retrospective cohort studyHigh opioid useInpatient opioid consumptionOpioid-related disordersPremier Healthcare DatabasePostoperative adverse eventsPostoperative opioid useRetrospective cohort studyHealthcare resource utilizationNon-routine discharge