A prospective randomized comparative study of postoperative pain control using an epidural catheter in patients undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion

[1] Weinstein JN(2008)Surgical versus nonsurgical therapy for lumbar spinal stenosis N Engl J Med 358 794-810

[2] Tosteson TD(2008)Surgical treatment of spinal stenosis with and without degenerative spondylolisthesis: cost-effectiveness after 2 years Ann Intern Med 149 845-853

[3] Lurie JD(1991)Use of intrathecally administered morphine in the treatment of postoperative pain after lumbar spinal surgery: a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled study Neurosurgery 28 700-704

[4] Tosteson AN(2012)Epidural fentanyl for postoperative analgesia after lumbar canal decompression: a randomized controlled trial Spine J 12 646-651

[5] Blood E(2004)The pharmacokinetics and efficacy of ropivacaine continuous wound instillation after spine fusion surgery Anesth Analg 98 166-172

[6] Hanscom B(1995)Postoperative analgesia after lumbar laminectomy: epidural fentanyl infusion versus patient-controlled intravenous morphine Anesth Analg 80 511-514

[7] Herkowitz H(2012)Prescribing opioids in older people Maturitas 103 1311-1317

[8] Cammisa F(2006)Postoperative analgesia after major spine surgery: patient-controlled epidural analgesia versus patient-controlled intravenous analgesia Anesth Analg 467 1418-1423

[9] Albert T(2009)Multimodal pain management after total hip and knee arthroplasty at the Ranawat Orthopaedic Center Clin Orthop Relat Res 290 2455-2463

[10] Boden SD(2003)Efficacy of postoperative epidural analgesia: a meta-analysis JAMA J Am Med Assoc 23 237-240

[1] Weinstein JN(2008)Surgical versus nonsurgical therapy for lumbar spinal stenosis N Engl J Med 358 794-810

[2] Tosteson TD(2008)Surgical treatment of spinal stenosis with and without degenerative spondylolisthesis: cost-effectiveness after 2 years Ann Intern Med 149 845-853

[3] Lurie JD(1991)Use of intrathecally administered morphine in the treatment of postoperative pain after lumbar spinal surgery: a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled study Neurosurgery 28 700-704

[4] Tosteson AN(2012)Epidural fentanyl for postoperative analgesia after lumbar canal decompression: a randomized controlled trial Spine J 12 646-651

[5] Blood E(2004)The pharmacokinetics and efficacy of ropivacaine continuous wound instillation after spine fusion surgery Anesth Analg 98 166-172

[6] Hanscom B(1995)Postoperative analgesia after lumbar laminectomy: epidural fentanyl infusion versus patient-controlled intravenous morphine Anesth Analg 80 511-514

[7] Herkowitz H(2012)Prescribing opioids in older people Maturitas 103 1311-1317

[8] Cammisa F(2006)Postoperative analgesia after major spine surgery: patient-controlled epidural analgesia versus patient-controlled intravenous analgesia Anesth Analg 467 1418-1423

[9] Albert T(2009)Multimodal pain management after total hip and knee arthroplasty at the Ranawat Orthopaedic Center Clin Orthop Relat Res 290 2455-2463

[10] Boden SD(2003)Efficacy of postoperative epidural analgesia: a meta-analysis JAMA J Am Med Assoc 23 237-240