2022
Glucocorticoid minimizes local anesthetic infusion requirement through adductor canal block and improves perioperative prosthetic joint range of motion in total knee arthroplasty
Baldev K, Dai F, Barrett C, Zhou B, Shah M, Howie B, Boominathan P, Zhao X, Li J. Glucocorticoid minimizes local anesthetic infusion requirement through adductor canal block and improves perioperative prosthetic joint range of motion in total knee arthroplasty. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0261949. PMID: 35081134, PMCID: PMC8791457, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdductor canal blockTotal knee arthroplastyContinuous adductor canal blockPain scoresCanal blockTreatment groupsKnee arthroplastyOpioid consumptionOpioid usageGlucocorticoid injectionSingle-injection adductor canal blockControl groupSingle-center retrospective studyUnilateral total knee arthroplastyNumeric pain scoresPerioperative opioid usageCenter retrospective studyPostoperative day 1Use of glucocorticoidsLocal anesthetic adjuvantLength of stayAmount of ropivacaineRopivacaine infusionDischarge dispositionInfusion requirements
2021
Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum and Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block in Total Hip Arthroplasty
Li J, Dai F, Ayala K, Zhou B, Schonberger RB, Sharma A. Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum and Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block in Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2021, 37: 366-371. PMID: 33577193, PMCID: PMC8035232, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthetics, LocalArthroplasty, Replacement, HipHumansNerve BlockPain, PostoperativeRetrospective StudiesConceptsLateral femoral cutaneous nerve blockCutaneous nerve blockTotal hip arthroplastyOpioid consumptionLength of stayPeriarticular injectionNerve blockTreatment groupsControl groupHip arthroplastySpinal anesthesiaHospitalization costsQuadratus lumborumElective total hip arthroplasty patientsTransmuscular quadratus lumborum blockVisual analog scale painTotal hip arthroplasty patientsAdequate pain controlLower pain scoresPostoperative day 1Quadratus lumborum blockHip arthroplasty patientsMean VASOpioid reductionImproved analgesia
2019
A Practical Analgesia Approach to Fragility Hip Fracture
Li J, Dai F, Chang D, Harmon E, Ibe I, Sukumar N, Halaszynski TM, Rubin LE, OʼConnor M. A Practical Analgesia Approach to Fragility Hip Fracture. Journal Of Orthopaedic Trauma 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30570615, DOI: 10.1097/bot.0000000000001391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemoral nerve blockFragility hip fractureSubcapital femoral neck fracturesPain score reductionFemoral neck fracturesFemoral neck factureHip fracturePain scoresNeck fracturesIntertrochanteric fracturesScore reductionSingle-injection femoral nerve blockVisual analog scale pain scoreAcademic medical center patientsSignificant pain score reductionPain control modalitiesTherapeutic Level IVScale pain scoresHip fracture patientsObservational study SETTINGMedical Center patientsAnalgesic modalitiesFragility hipOpioid consumptionFracture patients