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Table 2 Prescribed opioid analgesics after lumbar surgery

From: A study on the 10-year trend of surgeries performed for lumbar disc herniation and comparative analysis of prescribed opioid analgesics and hospitalization duration: 2010–2019 HIRA NPS Data

Category

Laminectomy

n = 748

OD

n = 6528

PELD

n = 394

Spinal fusion

n = 71

Strong opioids, n (%)

485 (64.84)

4280 (65.56)

244 (61.93)

57 (80.28)

Weak opioids, n (%)

49 (6.55)

390 (5.97)

34 (8.63)

14 (19.72)

Tramadol, n (%)

496 (66.31)

4438 (67.98)

262 (66.50)

56 (78.87)

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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