Postoperative Narcotic Requirement After Microscopic Lumbar Discectomy is Not Affected by Intraoperative Ketorolac or Bupivacaine

Abstract

Neither ketorolac nor bupivacaine decreased the postoperative narcotic requirement in patients undergoing microsurgical lumbar discectomy. Postoperative narcotic requirements are increased in patients who are in severe pain before surgery, regardless of preoperative narcotic use.