Novel Regional Anesthesia for Outpatient Surgery
Li J, Lam D, King H, Credaroli E, Harmon E, Vadivelu N. Novel Regional Anesthesia for Outpatient Surgery. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2019, 23: 69. PMID: 31372836, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-019-0809-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve blockAdverse eventsOutpatient surgeryLower extremity nerve blocksPeripheral nerve blocksPotential adverse eventsProper patient managementPerioperative analgesiaAmbulatory surgerySafe modalityShoulder surgeryAmbulatory proceduresRegional anesthesiaPatient managementUltrasound guidanceProper patientLower riskSurgeryPatient choiceMultidisciplinary effortAnalgesiaAnesthesiaPatientsUltrasound for peripheral and arterial access
Oliver LA, Oliver JA, Ohanyan S, Park W, Benelyahoo A, Vadivelu N. Ultrasound for peripheral and arterial access. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology 2019, 33: 523-537. PMID: 31791568, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2019.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care professionalsArterial accessCare professionalsNumerous patient factorsChronic kidney diseasePeripheral intravenous accessPeripheral venous accessSkilled health care professionalsArterial line placementStandard landmark techniqueIntravenous accessPatient factorsAccess placementVenous accessKidney diseasePatient populationVascular accessSurgical centersUltrasound guidanceUrgent careLandmark techniqueLine placementDrug useBlood vesselsSuccess rateUltrasound Guided Brachial Plexus Block
Li J, Sharma A, Credaroli E, Vadivelu N, Liu H. Ultrasound Guided Brachial Plexus Block. 2021, 121-128. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-46839-2_13.ChaptersLocal anesthetic systemic toxicityReal-time ultrasound guidanceFaster block onsetBrachial plexus blockBrachial plexus blockadeUpper extremity blocksEntire upper extremityUpper extremity proceduresOpioid reductionOpioid sparingBlock successExcellent analgesiaPlexus blockPlexus blockadeCervical plexusNerve stimulationGeneral anesthesiaBrachial plexusExtremity proceduresUpper extremityRegional anesthesiaSurgical anesthesiaIntravascular injectionUltrasound guidanceLandmark technique