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Opioid analgesics
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Inappropriate opioid use resulted in 68% of all U.S. drug overdoses in 2017-nearly 75% of all opioid deaths-costing $80 billion per year. It is imperative to understand the impact of opioid use on outcome from surgery for lower back pain disorders. ⋯ This registry finds that younger age and lower functional status scores are associated with higher opioid use before surgery. Opioid use before surgery, younger age, and >4 levels of fusion are associated with higher opioid use after surgery. Overall, opioid use is associated with worse functional outcome and may serve as a marker of disease progression.
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Multicenter Study
Evaluation of opioid discontinuation after non-orthopaedic surgery among chronic opioid users: a population-based cohort study.
Non-orthopaedic surgery is associated with a post-operative discontinuation of opioid use among chronic users.
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