Background Opioid use in North America has increased rapidly in recent years.
Preoperative opioid use is associated with several negative outcomes. Our objectives were …

Study Design: Retrospective case control. Objectives: The purpose of the current study is to
determine risk factors associated with chronic opioid use after spine surgery. Methods: In our …

Background The United States has been facing a worsening opioid epidemic over the past
two decades. The veteran population represents a large and vulnerable group with a higher …

Study Design: Retrospective review. Objective: Our purpose was to evaluate factors
associated with increased risk of prolonged post-operative opioid pain medication usage …

BACKGROUND: Chronic opioid use is a significant public health concern. Surgery is a risk
factor for developing chronic opioid use. Patients undergoing major spine surgery frequently …

Objective To conduct a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of current
retrospective cohort studies to identify significant preoperative risk factors for prolonged …

Importance Patterns of preoperative opioid use are not well characterized across different
surgical services, and studies in this patient population have lacked important self-reported …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Concern is growing that use of prescription opioids following
elective surgical interventions may predispose patients to chronic opioid use and abuse …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT An important factor for the prognosis of spinal surgery is the
perioperative use of opioids. However, the relationship is not clear. PURPOSE The purpose …

Study Design Retrospective cohort study Objective The aim of this study was to determine
the incidence of and risk factors for persistent opioid use after elective cervical and lumbar …