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ReviewAdvances in orthopedics2022

Opioid Sparing Analgesics in Spine Surgery.

Logan A Reed, Mihir Patel, Kevin Luque, Steven M Theiss

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Review in Advances in orthopedics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Logan A ReedDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9145-7668
Mihir PatelDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Kevin LuqueDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Steven M TheissDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Combinations of various nonopioid analgesics have been used to decrease pain and opioid consumption postoperatively allowing for faster recovery, improved patient satisfaction, and decreased morbidity. These opioid alternatives include acetaminophen, NSAIDs, COX-2 specific inhibitors, gabapentinoids, local anesthetics, dexamethasone, and ketamine. Each of these drugs presents its own advantages and disadvantages which can make it difficult to implement universally. In addition, ambiguous administration guidelines for these nonopioid analgesics lead to a difficult implementation of standardization protocols in spine surgery. A focus on the efficacy of different pain modalities specifically within spine surgery was implemented to assist with this standardized protocol endeavor and to educate surgeons on limiting opioid prescribing in the postoperative period. The purpose of this review article is to investigate the various opioid sparing medications that have been used to decrease morbidity in spine surgery and better assist surgeons in managing postoperative pain.

Identifiers

PMID35942400
PMCPMC9356873
OpenAlexW4288903016

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