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Intravenous Ketorolac, Acetaminophen, Versus Placebo For Reducing Opioid Use

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August 2024

Intravenous Ketorolac, Acetaminophen, Versus Placebo For Reducing Opioid Use

Vol: 306| Issue: 8| Number:33| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Intravenous Ketorolac Substantially Reduces Opioid Use and Length of Stay After Lumbar Fusion: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976) . 2024 Jan 15;49(2):73-80.

Contributing Authors:
S Iyer ME Steinhaus GS Kazarian EM Zgonis ME Cunningham JC Farmer HJ Kim DR Lebl RC Huang V Lafage FJ Schwab S Qureshi FP Girardi BA Rawlins JD Beckman JA Carrino JL Chazen JJ Varghese H Muzammil R Lafage HS Sandhu

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178 patients with conditions requiring lumbar fusion were randomized to receive either intravenous ketorolac (n=60), intravenous acetaminophen (n=58), or intravenous placebo (n=60). The primary outcome of interest was in-hospital opioid use up to 72 hours. Secondary outcomes included opioid-related adverse events, incidence of radiographic fusion, length of stay, worst, average, best, and current ...

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