Table 1. Total 24-h Postoperative Opioid Use (IV MME).
Kim (2017)* | 23 mg |
Hernández-Palazón (2001)† [2] | 42 mg |
Cohen (1997)† [1] | 93 mg |
Reuben (1997)† [3] | 106 mg |
Total 24-h postoperative opioid use (IV MME; intravenous morphine milligram equivalent) in patients after undergoing spinal fusion surgery with continuous intraoperative dexmedetomidine and lidocaine infusion (*) compared with traditional intraoperative general anesthetic without dexmedetomidine and lidocaine infusion (†).