Featured Publications
Endometriosis Pain Management: a Review
Carlyle D, Khader T, Lam D, Vadivelu N, Shiwlochan D, Yonghee C. Endometriosis Pain Management: a Review. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2020, 24: 49. PMID: 32671581, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-020-00884-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical managementGnRH agonists/antagonistsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsPain management optionsAnti-inflammatory drugsAgonists/antagonistsNerve ablationPresacral neurectomyMedical managementTreatment modalitiesAromatase inhibitorsChallenging diseaseSurgical techniqueReviewThe purposeNeurectomyExperimental pharmaceuticalsManagement optionsAblationHysterectomyOophorectomyEndometriosisRegimensResectionDanazolPatients
2011
Pain Relief in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy—A Review of the Current Options
Mitra S, Khandelwal P, Roberts K, Kumar S, Vadivelu N. Pain Relief in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy—A Review of the Current Options. Pain Practice 2011, 12: 485-496. PMID: 22008277, DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2011.00513.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsLocal anestheticsLaparoscopic cholecystectomyPain reliefTransversus abdominis plane blockCardiovascular adverse effectsPort-site infiltrationIntra-operative periodSingle modality interventionsFavorable pharmacological characteristicsAnti-inflammatory drugsCOX-2 inhibitorsCyclooxygenase-2 inhibitorNSAID/COXTAP blockNoncardiac surgeryPlane blockSafe analgesiaEarly instillationIntraperitoneal instillationPharmacological characteristicsFibrin sealantInstillationCurrent optionsAdverse effects