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Opioid Sparing Perioperative Multimodal Analgesia on Lumbar Fusion in a Hispanic Population

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June 2025

Opioid Sparing Perioperative Multimodal Analgesia on Lumbar Fusion in a Hispanic Population

Vol: 307| Issue: 6| Number:120| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Efficacy of an Opioid-Sparing Perioperative Multimodal Analgesia Protocol on Posterior Lumbar Fusion in a Hispanic Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 Sep 1;31(17):931-937.

Contributing Authors:
M Ramirez-Gonzalez NJ Torres-Lugo D Deliz-Jimenez G Echegaray-Casalduc N Ramirez E Colon-Rodriguez J Carro-Rivera A De La Cruz Y Claudio-Roman J Massanet-Volrath E Escobar-Medina J Montanez-Huertas

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Synopsis

Eighty-eight Hispanic patients undergoing elective posterior lumbar spinal fusion for lumbar stenosis were randomized to receive either a multimodal analgesia protocol (MMA; n=43) or a standard opioid-based regimen (n=45). The primary outcome of interest was postoperative opioid consumption measured in morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs). Secondary outcomes included visual analog scale (VAS) pai...

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