Preoperative narcotic use as a predictor of clinical outcome: Results following anterior cervical arthrodesis

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 2074-2078

  Lawrence, J Todd R ^a   London, Nickolas ^b   Bohlman, Henry H ^b   Chin, Kingsley R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c Spine Surgery   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical arthrodesis; Chronic narcotic use; Clinical outcome; Opioid use; Robinson criteria

Indexed keywords

HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; MORPHINE SULFATE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE PLUS PARACETAMOL; PERCOCET;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADICULAR PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55449121639     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181809f07     Document Type: Article

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