ArticlePaediatric & neonatal pain2024
Posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and the impact of postoperative intravenous dexamethasone supplementation.
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- Less opioid at no extra cost: charge-code decomposition of an ERAS pathway for adolescent scoliosis surgery.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- Postoperative dexamethasone administration following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A systematic review of worldwide data.North American Spine Society journal · 2026Review
- Effects of liposomal bupivacaine for erector spinae plane block on perioperative immune function and analgesia in thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery.American journal of cancer research · 2025Article
- Posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and the impact of postoperative intravenous dexamethasone supplementation.Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2024Article
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Abstract
Postoperative care pathways for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion have demonstrated decreases in postoperative opioid consumption, improved pain control, and lead to decreased lengths of stay. Our objective was to implement postoperative steroids to reduce acute postoperative opioid consumption, pain scores, and length of stay. Dosing consisted of intravenous dexamethasone 0.1 mg/kg up to 4 mg per dose for a total of three doses at 8, 16, and 24 h postoperatively. As part of a quality initiative, we compared three cohorts of patients. The initial retrospective epidural cohort (EPI) (
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