ArticleJournal of spine surgery (Hong Kong)2018
A comparison of narcotic usage and length of post-operative hospital stay in open versus minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion with percutaneous pedicle screws.
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- The Learning Curve of Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Percutaneous lumbar interbody fusion results in less perioperative opioid usage compared to minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a single institution, multi-surgeon retrospective study.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2024Article
- Two-Year Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes for Percutaneous Lumbar Interbody Fusion With an Expandable Titanium Cage Through Kambin's Triangle Without Facetectomy.International journal of spine surgery · 2023Article
- Postoperative clinical outcomes in patients undergoing MIS-TLIF versus LLIF for adjacent segment disease.Acta neurochirurgica · 2023Article
- Comparison of C-Arm-Free Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion L5-S1 (OLIF51) with Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion L5-S1 (TLIF51) for Adult Spinal Deformity.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- The usefulness and safety of the simultaneous parallel anterior and posterior combined lumbar spine surgery using intraoperative 3D fluoroscopy-based navigation (SPAPS).North American Spine Society journal · 2021Article
- State of the art advances in minimally invasive surgery for adult spinal deformity.Spine deformity · 2020Review
- Lumbar Laminectomy in the Outpatient Setting Is Associated With Lower 30-Day Complication Rates.Global spine journal · 2020Article
- Orthobiologics in minimally invasive lumbar fusion.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundInstrumented lumbar fusion can be accomplished through open or minimally invasive techniques. The focus of this study was to compare perioperative narcotic usage and length of hospital stay between patients undergoing open versus minimally invasive spinal surgery (MISS).
methodsA retrospective chart review was performed on 110 patients who underwent instrumented lumbar fusion over 2 years at our institution. These patients were divided into two groups: those that received open transforaminal interbody fusion (n=69), and those whose surgeries were performed minimally invasively with lateral lumbar transpsoas interbody fusion (LLIF) and percutaneous pedicle screws (n=41). Narcotic usage was recorded for both groups intra-operatively and post-operatively throughout their hospital stay. These values were standardized using an equianalgesia chart.
resultsAverage narcotic usage post-operatively was significantly lower for the LLIF group relative to those who underwent open lumbar fusion (278.48
conclusionsPatients who underwent minimally invasive surgery (MIS) LLIF had decreased overall use of opioids in the perioperative period and shorter hospital stays when compared to patients who underwent the open transforaminal interbody fusion approach. These findings support pre-existing literature in favor of LLIF MISS with regards to the above stated outcome measures. The long-term benefits of MISS with regards to narcotic usage in spine patients are not yet known.
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