Opioid Use Prior to Surgery

<p>Author Shay Bess, MD, chats with <em>NASSJ</em> deputy editor Tobias Mattei, MD, about a recent <em>NASSJ</em> article "<a href="https://www.nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-5484(21)00048-2/fulltext" target="_blank">Opioid use prior to surgery is associated with worse preoperative and postoperative patient reported quality of life and decreased surgical cost effectiveness for symptomatic adult spine deformity; A matched cohort analysis</a>."</p>