Effect of Preoperative Marijuana on Patient Outcomes and Opioid Use after Lumbar Decompression.

Study Design: Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objectives: Our study aims to analyze the effect of preoperative marijuana use on outcomes and postoperative opioid use in patients who have undergone lumbar decompression without fusion.

Methods: All patients >18 years of age who underwent lumbar decompression from 2017-2022 with documented preoperative marijuana use at our academic institution were retrospectively identified.

Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Retransplantation: United Network for Organ Sharing Data With Linked Primary and Retransplant.

Introduction: There are several articles exploring the risk factors for primary delayed graft function (DGF). However, current literature does not include many resources on the risk factors for DGF when it is a recipient's second kidney transplant or look at short-term graft and patient survival of DGF retransplants.

Methods: United Network for Organ Sharing data from January 2008 to June 2021 were analyzed.