Spine surgeons, let’s talk about a post-op metric that doesn’t show up on your PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) but probably should: How many opioid pills your “opioid-naive” patients actually take after surgery.
Based on this prospective cohort study, the answer is often far fewer than you might think…and sometimes none at all.
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