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Area of Science:

  • Anesthesiology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Pain Management

Background:

  • Complex spinal surgery often results in severe postoperative pain.
  • Effective pain management is crucial for patient recovery and outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent literature on postoperative pain management strategies.
  • Focus on adult and adolescent patients undergoing complex spinal surgery.

Main Methods:

  • Literature search of Medline database for publications from 2020-2022.
  • Focused on studies addressing postoperative pain after complex spinal surgery.

Main Results:

  • Opioids are standard but have adverse effects.
  • Multimodal analgesia, including continuous infusions (fentanyl, morphine), methadone, IV paracetamol, ibuprofen, ketorolac, ketamine, magnesium, lidocaine, and dexmedetomidine, shows promise.
  • Regional techniques like erector spinae block, interfascial plane block, and intrathecal morphine are effective and safe.

Conclusions:

  • Postoperative pain management following complex spinal surgery remains a significant clinical challenge.
  • Further research is needed to establish optimal multimodal analgesic regimens for these patients.