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Epidural Analgesia for Pain Relief After Lumbar Interlaminar Decompressive Spine Surgery

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October 2024

Epidural Analgesia for Pain Relief After Lumbar Interlaminar Decompressive Spine Surgery

Vol: 306| Issue: 10| Number:14| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

A Randomized Controlled Trial Using Epidural Analgesia for Pain Relief After Lumbar Interlaminar Decompressive Spine Surgery: The RAPID trial.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976) . 2024 Apr 1;49(7):456-462.

Contributing Authors:
SMM Hermans AAG Lantinga-Zee R Droeghaag H van Santbrink WLW van Hemert MK Reinders DMN Hoofwijk SMJ van Kuijk K Rijkers I Curfs

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Synopsis

Forty patients with lumbar spinal stenosis undergoing lumbar decompression surgery were randomized to receive either a single intraoperative bolus of epidural bupivacaine 0.25% (n=20) or placebo (n=20). The primary outcome of interest was the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) pain score over the first 48 hours post-surgery. Secondary outcomes included cumulative opioid use, quality of life (EQ-5D), and p...

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