2023
Pain management and opioid stewardship in adult cardiac surgery: Joint consensus report of the PeriOperative Quality Initiative and the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society
Grant M, Chappell D, Gan T, Manning M, Miller T, Brodt J, Workgroup P, Shaw A, Engelman D, Mythen M, Guinn N, Aronson S, Schwartz J, Arora R, Morton-Bailey V, Brudney C, Bennett-Guerrero E, Reddy V, Guzzi L, Brown J, Crisafi C. Pain management and opioid stewardship in adult cardiac surgery: Joint consensus report of the PeriOperative Quality Initiative and the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 166: 1695-1706.e2. PMID: 36868931, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgery patientsEnhanced recovery programmeHigh-dose opioidsOpioid stewardshipSurgery patientsPain managementCardiac surgeryNonopioid medicationsProvider educationOpioid prescription practicesCardiac surgery populationOptimal pain managementRole of opioidsAdult cardiac surgeryRegional anesthesia techniquesLevel of evidencePotential side effectsOptimal analgesiaOpioid administrationSurgery populationOpioid usePerioperative carePrescription practicesAnesthesia techniquesConsensus recommendations
2022
An Expert Review of Chest Wall Fascial Plane Blocks for Cardiac Surgery
Hargrave J, Grant M, Kolarczyk L, Kelava M, Williams T, Brodt J, Neelankavil J. An Expert Review of Chest Wall Fascial Plane Blocks for Cardiac Surgery. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2022, 37: 279-290. PMID: 36414532, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.10.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest wall blocksPlane blockCardiac surgeryChest wallDeep serratus anterior plane blockCardiac surgical patient populationSerratus anterior plane blockErector spinae plane blockCardiac surgical populationChest wall analgesiaSurgical patient populationFascial plane blocksRegional anesthesia techniquesIpsilateral chest wallChest wall coverageSurgical populationEvidence-based implementationMedian sternotomySurgery pathwayPatient populationSurgical approachAnesthesia techniquesAnterior chestFascial planesInvasive techniques