Featured Publications
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Opioid Sparing Strategies After Discharge: A Review
Rajput K, Shergill S, Chow RM, Vadivelu N, Kaye AD. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Opioid Sparing Strategies After Discharge: A Review. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2022, 26: 93-102. PMID: 35072920, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-022-01009-x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsOpioid usePersistent post-surgical painNon-opioid strategiesNon-opioid therapiesOpioid-sparing strategiesOverprescribing of opioidsPostoperative pain scoresMultimodal analgesic approachPost-surgical painSide effect profileNon-opioid analgesicsRecent FindingsSeveral studiesERAS protocolOpioid protocolAnalgesic approachBreakthrough painHospital stayMultimodal analgesiaPain scoresAcute painOral ketaminePostoperative periodEffect profilePatient recoveryGood quality research
2012
Acute Pain in Undergraduate Medical Education: An Unfinished Chapter!
Vadivelu N, Mitra S, Hines R, Elia M, Rosenquist RW. Acute Pain in Undergraduate Medical Education: An Unfinished Chapter! Pain Practice 2012, 12: 663-671. PMID: 22712557, DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00580.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUndergraduate medical educationMedical school curriculumAcute pain diagnosisSchool curriculumEducational institutionsAcute painSignificant patient sufferingMedical educationMedical schoolsAdequate instructionHealth educatorsEducationPain educationCompassionate approachAcute pain syndromePain management specialistsRisk of chronicityAcute pain managementUnfinished chapterGlobal healthcare problemPain syndromeHealthcare imperativePain managementPain diagnosisIntegral part
2011
Tapentadol extended-release for treatment of chronic pain: a review
Vadivelu N, Timchenko A, Huang Y, Sinatra R. Tapentadol extended-release for treatment of chronic pain: a review. Journal Of Pain Research 2011, Volume 4: 211-218. PMID: 21887118, PMCID: PMC3160834, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s14842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow back painNeuropathic painBack painCancer-related neuropathic painSevere chronic osteoarthritis painCentral nervous system effectsBetter gastrointestinal tolerabilityCancer-related painChronic neuropathic painDiabetic peripheral neuropathySevere acute painChronic osteoarthritis painMajor adverse eventsChronic pain conditionsNervous system effectsNorepinephrine reuptake inhibitionAnalgesic effectivenessEffective analgesiaGastrointestinal intoleranceGastrointestinal tolerabilityOsteoarthritis painAcute painAdverse eventsChronic osteoarthritisPain conditions
2009
Pain Pathways and Acute Pain Processing
McQuay H, Vadivelu N, Whitney C, Sinatra R. Pain Pathways and Acute Pain Processing. 2009, 3-20. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511576706.003.ChaptersPain pathwaysPain managementAcute pain managementPatient-controlled analgesiaAcute pain processingRole of anesthesiologistsAnalgesic optionsPain serviceAcute painSevere painChronic painPain assessmentPain processingTherapeutic guidelinesOptimal carePainAnalgesiaPatientsChronicityPathophysiologyOptionsAnesthesiologistsCliniciansPathwayIncidence