This paper is the forty-fifth consecutive installment of the annual anthological review of
research concerning the endogenous opioid system, summarizing articles published during …

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

OBJECTIVE The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol is a comprehensive,
multifaceted approach aimed at improving postoperative outcomes. It incorporates a range …

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 …

Genipin polymers are self-forming tensile-load-carrying oligomers, derived from the
gardenia fruit, that covalently bond to amines on collagen. The potential therapeutic …

Introduction Opioids are the most commonly used analgesic in the postoperative setting.
However, few studies have analyzed the impact of high inpatient opioid use on outcomes …

Background Ogilvie syndrome (OS) is a rare but serious condition seen in the postoperative
period. This was an epidemiologic study using data from the National Inpatient Sample from …

Purpose Currently, there is no generalized consensus regarding perioperative prophylaxis
of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing spine surgery. In the absence of …

PURPOSE: This study examined the risk factors of experiencing side effects from using
intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV PCA) following lung and esophageal surgery …

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to assess how postoperative opioid prescription
dosage could affect patient-reported outcomes after elective spine surgery. METHODS …