Enhanced Recovery After Surgery reduces postoperative opioid use and 90-day readmission rates following open thoracolumbar fusion for adult degenerative deformity.
Does Enhanced Recovery After Surgery reduce postoperative opioid use and 90-day readmission rates in adults undergoing open thoracolumbar fusion for degenerative deformity?
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols may reduce postoperative opioid use and 90-day readmission rates following open thoracolumbar fusion.
Correspondence: Sheeraz A. Qureshi, MD, MBA, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70th St., New York, NY 10021, USA. Email: email protected
Louie et al. (2020) studied this question. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery reduces postoperative opioid use and 90-day readmission rates following open thoracolumbar fusion for adult degenerative deformity.