Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Evaluating the Feasibility of Using Transdermal Patient-controlled Fentanyl After Spinal Fusions
Brief Summary: The treatment of postoperative pain continues to be a challenge after posterior spinal fusions. There is considerable evidence demonstrating that a multi-modality approach including patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with opioids for postoperative pain management compared to conventional opioid analgesia provides a greater analgesic effect even when the amount of opioids consumed is similar between both groups. However, the PCA modality is often discontinued prior to all the patients' pain needs being met. The IONSYS system uses the concept of PCA-delivered narcotics and may be used for postoperative pain management.