Pharmacogenetic Algorithm May Help Predict Opioid and Pain Risks After Lumbar Spine Surgery

Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology NewsBy Michael VlessidesClinicians looking to accurately predict which patients will experience serious opioid and pain outcomes after lumbar spine surgery may find promise in a pharmacogenetic opioid-risk algorithm developed by a team of Pittsburgh researchers. Their study concluded that the combination of genetic and clinical factors better predict such risks than clinical factors alone, findings which may ultimately result in perso