Clinical Efficacy and Risks of Intra-Operative Intravenous Methadone in Spine Surgeries: A Narrative Review

Authors

• Alan D. Kaye, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
• Mary O'Dell Duplechin, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
• Andrew T. Bolton, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
• Bennett M. Ford, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• Alex V. Hollander, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
• Yair Lopez Torres, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
• Sahar Shekoohi, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
• Shahab Ahmadzadeh, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-27-2026

Publication Title

Current Pain and Headache Reports

PubMed ID

42043719

Volume

30

Issue

1

Rights

© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2026

Recommended Citation

Kaye, Alan D.; Duplechin, Mary O'Dell; Bolton, Andrew T.; Ford, Bennett M.; Hollander, Alex V.; Torres, Yair Lopez; Shekoohi, Sahar; and Ahmadzadeh, Shahab, "Clinical Efficacy and Risks of Intra-Operative Intravenous Methadone in Spine Surgeries: A Narrative Review" (2026). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 4735.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/4735
10.1007/s11916-026-01492-6