Oral Caffeine Use for Pain Management in AIS Patients After Spinal Fusion
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Prospective, randomized control trial To determine if oral caffeine decreases the frequency
of opioid demand in children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after their spinal fusion
surgery To compare pain scale ratings, number of requests for diazepam, average heart rate,
average blood pressure, sex, age, ethnicity, post-op day of discharge, operative time,
estimated intraoperative blood loss, remittance post-surgery, length of hospital stay, and
segments fused during spinal fusion surgery.