Open AccessA comparison of narcotic usage and length of post-operative hospital stay in open versus minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion with percutaneous pedicle screws
Author(s) -
Darshan Vora,
Matthew Kinnard,
David Falk,
Michael Hoy,
Sachin Gupta,
Christine C. Piper,
Warren D. Yu,
Faisal Siddiqui,
Joseph R. O’Brien
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of spine surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-469X
pISSN - 2414-4630
DOI - 10.21037/jss.2018.08.04
Subject(s) - medicine , narcotic , perioperative , surgery , percutaneous , lumbar , spinal fusion , invasive surgery , minimally invasive procedures , anesthesia
Instrumented lumbar fusion can be accomplished through open or minimally invasive techniques. The focus of this study was to compare perioperative narcotic usage and length of hospital stay between patients undergoing open versus minimally invasive spinal surgery (MISS).