RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nichols, Emma Hitt
T1 Managing Postoperative Pain in Spinal Surgery
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 50
SP 25
OP 27
DO 10.1177/155989771450019
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/50/25.abstract
AB Management of pain following spinal surgery is important not only for patient outcomes but also for improving costs, complication rates, and patient experiences. In this session, presenters reviewed current guidelines and recommendations, the use of perioperative epidurals, ways to reduce tissue injury, and characteristics of current medications used postoperatively for spinal surgery.