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
Feasibility of a randomized hypertension screening initiative in the perioperative setting
Diaz SI, Yan L, Dai F, Zhou B, Burg MM, Schonberger RB. Feasibility of a randomized hypertension screening initiative in the perioperative setting. Perioperative Medicine 2021, 10: 39. PMID: 34802471, PMCID: PMC8607702, DOI: 10.1186/s13741-021-00210-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHBPM groupHome BP monitorPreoperative clinicCounseling groupBlood pressure interventionsBlood pressure trialConclusionsThis feasibility studyElevated blood pressurePrimary care providersPreadmission visitHypertension medicationsPressure trialBlood pressureHypertension treatmentPressure interventionOutcome ascertainmentTelephone followPrimary careTesting clinicPerioperative settingBP monitorCare providersEducational brochurePatientsBaseline rateDoes Choice of Steroid Matter for Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain with Sacroiliac Joint Injections: a Retrospective Study
Krishnan R, Kurup V, Vadivelu N, Dai F, Zhou B, Rajput K. Does Choice of Steroid Matter for Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain with Sacroiliac Joint Injections: a Retrospective Study. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2021, 25: 34. PMID: 33760993, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-021-00942-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painLow back painSIJ injectionsTAC groupPain reliefMTP groupBack painSacroiliac jointOpiate useInstitutional IRB approvalModerate-quality evidenceRetrospective chart reviewStatistical differenceSacroiliac joint injectionsSource of painResultsSixty-five percentType of steroidPurpose of ReviewPrevalenceSIJ painChart reviewPain physiciansJoint injectionsRetrospective studySteroid preparationsQuality evidenceTransmuscular 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 ResearchConceptsLateral 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
2020
An Analysis of Anesthesia Induction Dosing in Female Older Adults
Chen EY, Michel G, Zhou B, Dai F, Akhtar S, Schonberger RB. An Analysis of Anesthesia Induction Dosing in Female Older Adults. Drugs & Aging 2020, 37: 435-446. PMID: 32300966, PMCID: PMC7359723, DOI: 10.1007/s40266-020-00760-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryPostinduction hypotensionGeneral anesthesiaPresent cohortPostoperative acute kidney injuryLarge tertiary teaching hospitalOlder adultsFrailty of patientsGynecologic oncology surgeryImmediate hemodynamic effectsPropofol induction dosesPercentage of patientsRetrospective observational studyTertiary teaching hospitalPerioperative vital signsHigher propofol dosesFemale older adultsAKI associationInotrope administrationKidney injurySurgical populationHemodynamic effectsDose adjustmentPrimary outcomeFemale patientsRapid increase in hybrid surgery for the treatment of peripheral artery disease in the Vascular Quality Initiative database
Fereydooni A, Zhou B, Xu Y, Deng Y, Dardik A, Ochoa Chaar CI. Rapid increase in hybrid surgery for the treatment of peripheral artery disease in the Vascular Quality Initiative database. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 72: 977-986.e1. PMID: 32067877, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.11.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmputation, SurgicalCombined Modality TherapyDatabases, FactualEndarterectomyEndovascular ProceduresFemaleFemoral ArteryHumansLimb SalvageMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Arterial DiseasePopliteal ArteryPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular GraftingVascular PatencyConceptsLower extremity revascularizationOpen lower extremity revascularizationVascular Quality Initiative databaseFemoropopliteal revascularizationHybrid surgeryAmbulatory statusFemoropopliteal bypassArtery diseaseFemoral endarterectomyChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAmputation-free survivalHigh-risk patientsPeripheral artery diseaseVascular Quality InitiativeObstructive pulmonary diseaseCoronary artery diseaseGroup of patientsKaplan-Meier analysisInitiative databaseLength of stayContemporary national trendsBYP groupFemoropopliteal vesselsHYB groupPerioperative advantages
2019
National trends of hybrid lower extremity revascularization in the ACS-NSQIP database
Fereydooni A, Zhou B, Jorshery SD, Deng Y, Dardik A, Chaar CIO. National trends of hybrid lower extremity revascularization in the ACS-NSQIP database. Vascular 2019, 27: 653-662. PMID: 31126228, DOI: 10.1177/1708538119852019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower extremity revascularizationExtremity revascularizationPeripheral artery diseaseVascular surgeonsSurgical specialistsPerioperative outcomesArtery diseaseHybrid surgeryHybrid procedureNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseDisease codes -9Non-vascular surgeonsCurrent Procedural Terminology codesACS-NSQIP databaseProcedural Terminology codesNational trendsContemporary national trendsAnesthesiologists classificationEmergent surgeryOverall morbidityOnly patientsFemoral endarterectomyPropensity matching