Opioid use and complications following short-segment fusions in patients with psychiatric disorders.
Psychiatric comorbidities are associated with increased postoperative opioid requirements, higher complication rates, and greater 30-day readmissions following TLIF. Preoperative identification and personalized management of psychiatric conditions might improve postoperative outcomes and optimize healthcare resource utilization.
Authors
- Elie Massaad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4883-914X)
- Joshua L. Golubovsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7045-3393)
- John H. Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7490-8108)
- Jakov Tiefenbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3163-384X)
- Aladine A. Elsamadicy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7658-6461)
- Yohannes Ghenbot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4382-9372)
- John D. Arena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4322-4472)
- Ali K. Ozturk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6474-9422)
- Tatiana Abou-Mrad
- Ryan Wang
- Syed I Khalid
Institutions
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (US)
- Yale University (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.11.spine251056
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00