Publications by authors named "Rita Assaker"
Article Synopsis
- Opioid-reduced anesthesia (ORA) was proposed to lower morphine use and chronic pain in adolescents undergoing surgery for idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).
- A study compared two groups: one using traditional opioid-based anesthesia and the other using ORA, focusing primarily on morphine usage on the first day post-surgery.
- Results showed that the ORA group used significantly less morphine and experienced less persistent neuropathic pain after one year compared to the control group.
Background: Few publications in the literature examine enhanced recovery after scoliosis surgery (ERAS) in children, despite significant scientific interest in adults. The objective of the current study was to describe an ERAS protocol for surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and its results.
Methods: ERAS outcomes were measured in two patient cohorts.