Analysis of perioperative methadone use in patients undergoing orthopedic procedures in the USA: a research report
Perioperative methadone, a long-acting opioid, may provide durable analgesia and reduce opioid requirements in high-pain orthopedic surgery (spinal fusion, total hip/knee arthroplasty, THA/TKA), yet use remains uncommon and highly variable across US hospitals.[1][1] We examined patterns of
Authors
- Jashvant Poeran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7058-5102)
- Crispiana Cozowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8058-4135)
- J Wang
- Lisa Reisinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8125-850X)
- Periklis Giannakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6192-6371)
- Stavros G. Memtsoudis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9093-0030)
- Ellen M. Soffin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2496-7174)
- Jacob M. Rowe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0070-8220)
- Alex Illescas
- Jiabin Liu
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Paracelsus Medical University (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2025-106880
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00