title: Multimodal pain management after spinal surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
abstract: Corrective surgery for scoliosis is an extensive procedure with well-known problems of postoperative pain control. Additional problems with nausea, vomiting, ileus, and sedation can result in delayed mobilization and a prolonged inpatient hospital stay. At our institution, a multimodal approach to pain management has been used to successfully address these issues. The use of intravenous acetaminophen has been a helpful adjunct to our armamentarium of pain medication in this patient population. We present an illustrative case of our use of multimodal analgesia beginning intraoperatively and continuing during the acute inpatient postoperative period.
authors: Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, 535 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021, USA. BlancoJ@HSS.EDU
authors: John S
authors: JS
authors: Blanco
authors: Stephanie L
authors: SL
authors: Perlman
authors: H Susan
authors: HS
authors: Cha
authors: Kathryn
authors: K
authors: Delpizzo
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000293:Adolescent; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D059408:Pain Management; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000082:Acetaminophen