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Current spine postoperative pain control protocols consider the expected pain following spine fusion surgery to correlate with surgical extent, that is, the greater the number of operated vertebrae, the greater… Click to show full abstract
Current spine postoperative pain control protocols consider the expected pain following spine fusion surgery to correlate with surgical extent, that is, the greater the number of operated vertebrae, the greater the postoperative pain. Due to this assumption, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols are principally applied to minimally invasive and percutaneous spine surgery and less to open extensive spine fusion operations. The aim of this study was to determine whether postoperative pain does in fact correlate with the surgical extent, potentially opening the door to non‐narcotic postoperative pain protocols for this patient subset.
Journal Title: Pain Practice
Year Published: 2022
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