Why the study?
Are preoperative depression and anxiety associated with increased preoperative narcotic use in patients undergoing spine surgery?
Are preoperative depression and anxiety associated with increased preoperative narcotic use in patients undergoing spine surgery?
Preoperative depression and anxiety are significantly associated with increased preoperative narcotic use in patients undergoing spine surgery, highlighting the need for psychological evaluation.
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Supports preoperative depression screening in spine surgery candidates; hypothesis-generating for whether intervention reduces narcotic use.
Armaghani et al. (2013) studied this question.
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