Comparison of oral versus intravenous methadone on postoperative pain and opioid use after adult spinal deformity surgery: A retrospective, non-inferiority analysis

Kamilla Esfahani, William Tennant, Siny Tsang, Bhiken I Naik and Lauren K Dunn

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 7, 1-12

Abstract: Objective: To compare efficacy of oral versus intravenous (IV) methadone on postoperative pain and opioid requirements after spine surgery. Methods: This was a retrospective, single-academic center cohort study evaluating 1010 patients who underwent >3 level spine surgery from January 2017 to May 2020 and received a one-time dose of oral or intravenous methadone prior to surgery. The primary outcome measured was postoperative opioid use in oral morphine equivalents (ME) and verbal response scale (VRS) pain scores up to postoperative day (POD) three. Secondary outcomes were time to first bowel movement and adverse effects (reintubation, myocardial infarction, and QTc prolongation) up to POD 3. Results: A total of 687 patients received oral and 317 received IV methadone, six patients were excluded. The IV group received a significantly greater methadone morphine equivalent (ME) dose preoperatively (112.4 ± 83.0 mg ME versus 59.3 ± 60.9 mg ME, p

Date: 2023
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