2019
A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Self-Controlled Case Report: Methylprednisolone Acetate Provided a Week Longer Analgesia Than Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate via Thoracic Paravertebral Blockade
Li J, Lee K, Chang D, Boominathan P, Banack T. A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Self-Controlled Case Report: Methylprednisolone Acetate Provided a Week Longer Analgesia Than Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate via Thoracic Paravertebral Blockade. Cureus 2019, 11: e6085. PMID: 31853436, PMCID: PMC6894892, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer patientsThoracic paravertebral blockadeParavertebral blockadeCancer patientsOpioid-sparing techniquesPerioperative pain controlDexamethasone sodium phosphateLonger analgesiaPain controlProlonged analgesiaCase reportMethylprednisolone acetateNerve blockageLocal anestheticsAnalgesiaPatientsGlucocorticoidsBlockadeFurther explorationLipophilic propertiesPotential effectsAnestheticsSodium phosphate
2015
Neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks in patients taking anticoagulant or thromboprophylactic drugs: challenges and solutions
Li J, Halaszynski T. Neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks in patients taking anticoagulant or thromboprophylactic drugs: challenges and solutions. Local And Regional Anesthesia 2015, Volume 8: 21-32. PMID: 26347411, PMCID: PMC4531015, DOI: 10.2147/lra.s55306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegional anesthesiaConsensus statementPatient morbidity/mortalityDifficult needle placementMorbidity/mortalityPeripheral nerve blocksCertain patient populationsPatient-oriented outcomesEvidence-based reviewVertebral column abnormalitiesThromboprophylactic drugsThromboprophylactic therapyAntithrombotic medicationHemorrhagic complicationsPatient comorbiditiesSignificant bleedingTrauma patientsNerve blockClinical seriesPatient populationCase reportNeuraxial blockadeAdvanced ageSpinal cordEpidemiologic data