Featured Publications
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 effortAnalgesiaAnesthesiaPatients
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
2010
Safety of Local Anesthesia Combined with Monitored Intravenous Sedation for American Society of Anesthesiologists 3 and 4 Patients Undergoing Lower Limb–preservation Procedures
Vadivelu N, Gesquire M, Mitra S, Shelley K, Kodumudi G, Xia Y, Blume P. Safety of Local Anesthesia Combined with Monitored Intravenous Sedation for American Society of Anesthesiologists 3 and 4 Patients Undergoing Lower Limb–preservation Procedures. The Journal Of Foot & Ankle Surgery 2010, 49: 152-154. PMID: 20137984, DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonitored intravenous sedationIntravenous sedationCardiac complicationsASA 3Ankle blockCardiac care unit admissionLimb-preservation proceduresCare unit admissionLimb salvage proceduresLimb preservation surgeryAmerican SocietyAnesthesiologists 3Pulmonary complicationsUnit admissionAnesthesiologists classificationPerioperative variablesPrognostic valueRetrospective studySalvage procedureLocal anesthesiaInvasive monitoringPatientsComplicationsSedationUseful option
2005
Successful cesarean section performed with inadvertent subdural anesthesia.
Vadivelu N, Yusufali T, Braveman F. Successful cesarean section performed with inadvertent subdural anesthesia. Connecticut Medicine 2005, 69: 71-2. PMID: 15779602.Peer-Reviewed Original Research