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The Impact of Metformin on Postoperative Opioid Consumption and Patient Reported Outcomes after Lumbar Fusion.
Rachel Huang, Jonathan Dalton, Yasmine Eichbaum, Jeremy Heard, Teeto Ezeonu, Sebastian Fras, Angel Gabriel DeJesus Garcia, Robert J Oris, Joydeep Baidya, Rajkishen Narayanan, Fatimah Alhassan, Gabrielle Koslowski, Alexander Charlton, Yulia Lee, Mitchell Ng
Published: 202510.1097/BRS.0000000000005586
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort. OBJECTIVE: To examine metformin use on postoperative outcomes amongst patients with diabetes undergoing lumbar fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND: Several animal studies have demonstrated that metformin, a first-line tr…
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