Featured Publications
Acute Pain Management of Chronic Pain Patients in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Rajput K, Vadivelu N. Acute Pain Management of Chronic Pain Patients in Ambulatory Surgery Centers. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2021, 25: 1. PMID: 33443656, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-020-00922-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPerioperative pain managementAmbulatory surgery centersNon-opioid analgesicsPain managementSurgery centersIntrathecal pain pumpOpioid-tolerant patientsPostoperative opioid requirementsAcute pain managementChronic opioid useProportion of patientsSubset of patientsChronic pain patientsSame-day admission patientsSpinal cord stimulatorPurpose of ReviewWithOpioid requirementsPostoperative opioidsMalignant painMultimodal analgesiaPerioperative painOpioid toleranceOpioid usePain specialistsPain patients
2016
Efficacy and Safety of Nonopioid Analgesics in Perioperative Pain Control.
Thomas DA, West M, Legler A, Maslin B, Kim RK, Vadivelu N. Efficacy and Safety of Nonopioid Analgesics in Perioperative Pain Control. Current Drug Safety 2016, 11: 196-205. PMID: 27113953, DOI: 10.2174/1574886311666160426130444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain controlNonopioid analgesicsSide effectsContemporary pain managementOptimum pain controlPerioperative pain controlAcute postoperative painPostoperative pain controlMultiple side effectsNonopioid medicationsPostoperative painTolerant patientsPain managementSafety profileAnalgesicsRecent dataComorbiditiesMedicationsOpioidsPainPatientsSurgeryMainstayControlPerioperative Safety of Warfarin Therapy and Reversal.
Maslin B, Springer E, Zhu R, Kodumudi V, Vadivelu N. Perioperative Safety of Warfarin Therapy and Reversal. Current Drug Safety 2016, 11: 149-55. PMID: 26674352, DOI: 10.2174/1574886311666151217121553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnticoagulantsClinical Trials as TopicHemorrhageHumansPerioperative CareRisk FactorsWarfarinConceptsWarfarin therapyEmergent surgeryPatient groupMultidisciplinary consensus guidelinesRisk stratification algorithmCertain patient groupsVulnerable patient groupRegional anesthetic techniquesClinical decision pointsUnited States populationThromboembolic consequencesPerioperative periodPerioperative safetyBlood lossPerioperative careProcedural complicationsClinical outcomesPreoperative patientsAnesthetic techniqueRetrospective studyConsensus guidelinesPerioperative cliniciansClinical trialsCoordinated careClinical studies
2009
Hemispheric Synchronized Sounds and Perioperative Analgesic Requirements
Dabu-Bondoc S, Vadivelu N, Benson J, Perret D, Kain ZN. Hemispheric Synchronized Sounds and Perioperative Analgesic Requirements. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2009, 110: 208-210. PMID: 19861358, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181bea424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerioperative analgesic requirementsAnalgesic requirementsGeneral anesthesiaTreatment groupsVisual analog scale scoreIntraoperative analgesic requirementsIntraoperative fentanyl consumptionPostoperative pain scoresAnalog scale scoreFentanyl consumptionPain scoresSurgical outpatientsScale scoreControl groupAnesthesiaMusic groupScoresGroupSubjectsVecuroniumOutpatients