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
2020
Opioid-Sparing Cardiac Anesthesia: Secondary Analysis of an Enhanced Recovery Program for Cardiac Surgery.
Grant M, Isada T, Ruzankin P, Gottschalk A, Whitman G, Lawton J, Dodd-O J, Barodka V. Opioid-Sparing Cardiac Anesthesia: Secondary Analysis of an Enhanced Recovery Program for Cardiac Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2020, 131: 1852-1861. PMID: 32889848, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative opioid administrationEnhanced recovery programmeOpioid administrationCardiac surgeryNonopioid interventionsPostoperative outcomesNumber of interventionsOpioid patientsSecondary analysisSerratus anterior plane blockMorphine sulfate equivalentsOpioid-sparing strategiesPostoperative pain scoresFuture prospective studiesLength of stayLinear mixed-effects regression modelsMixed-effects regression modelsIntraoperative dexmedetomidineLower opioidPreoperative gabapentinMultimodal analgesiaPain scoresPostoperative complicationsOpioid usePlane block