Novel objective-subjective pain assessment score results in decreased opioid prescription after elective spine surgery: a prospective pilot study
The OBSUB scale, integrating objective with subjective pain measures, effectively reduced postoperative opioid prescriptions without compromising patient satisfaction. This approach offers a promising strategy to mitigate opioid dependence after spine surgery and warrants validation in larger multicenter trials.
Authors
- Ashra Mirza
- Dia R. Halalmeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6299-3883)
- Yusuf-Zain Ansari
- Arwa Jader
- Hazem Eltahawy
Institutions
- Central Michigan University (US)
- Saginaw Valley State University (US)
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (US)
- Institute for Sports Medicine (DE)
- Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center (US)
- University of Kufa (IQ)
- Temple University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Neurochirurgica
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-026-06794-7
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00