Chronic Opioid Use Prior to ACDF Surgery Is Associated with Inferior Postoperative Outcomes: A Propensity-Matched Study of 17,443 Chronic Opioid Users.

Publication

Chronic Opioid Use Prior to ACDF Surgery Is Associated with Inferior Postoperative Outcomes: A Propensity-Matched Study of 17,443 Chronic Opioid Users.

Journal Paper/Review - Jul 7, 2022

Rodrigues Adrian J, Varshneya Kunal, Schonfeld Ethan, Malhotra Shreya, Stienen Martin N, Veeravagu Anand

Citation

Rodrigues A, Varshneya K, Schonfeld E, Malhotra S, Stienen M, Veeravagu A. Chronic Opioid Use Prior to ACDF Surgery Is Associated with Inferior Postoperative Outcomes: A Propensity-Matched Study of 17,443 Chronic Opioid Users. World Neurosurg 2022; 166:e294-e305.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

World Neurosurg 2022; 166

Publication Date

Jul 7, 2022

Issn Electronic

1878-8769

Pages

e294-e305

Brief description/objective

Candidates for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) have a higher rate of opioid use than does the public, but studies on preoperative opioid use have not been conducted. We aimed to understand how preoperative opioid use affects post-ACDF outcomes.