2024
Racial Disparities in Opioid Prescribing in the United States from 2011 to 2021: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Hirani S, Benkli B, Odonkor C, Hirani Z, Oso T, Bohacek S, Wiedrick J, Hildebrand A, Osuagwu U, Orhurhu V, Hooten W, Abdi S, Meghani S. Racial Disparities in Opioid Prescribing in the United States from 2011 to 2021: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Pain Research 2024, 17: 3639-3649. PMID: 39529944, PMCID: PMC11552391, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s477128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic white patientsOpioid analgesiaRacial/ethnic disparitiesWhite patientsMeta-analysisPain managementHispanic patientsSystematic reviewPain treatmentBlack patientsUnited StatesPersistent disparitiesAdult patient populationPrescription medicationsPain outcomesRacial disparitiesOpioid prescribingHispanic populationAnalgesic outcomesOpioid analgesicsSystematic searchPatient populationAnalgesiaPainDisparities
2020
Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery- A Systematic Review of Open and Endoscopic Approaches
Orhurhu V, Orman S, Peck J, Urits I, Orhurhu MS, Jones MR, Manchikanti L, Kaye AD, Odonkor C, Hirji S, Cornett EM, Imani F, Varrassi G, Viswanath O. Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery- A Systematic Review of Open and Endoscopic Approaches. Anesthesiology And Pain Medicine 2020, 10: e112291. PMID: 34150584, PMCID: PMC8207842, DOI: 10.5812/aapm.112291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpen carpal tunnel releaseEndoscopic carpal tunnel releaseCarpal tunnel releaseCarpal tunnel syndromePain outcomesPain reliefSystematic reviewTunnel syndromeInclusion criteriaEndoscopic techniquesTraditional open carpal tunnel releasePost-operative pain outcomesCarpal tunnel release surgeryEarly post-operative periodMedian nerve neuropathyPost-operative periodPrimary outcome measureStandard of careCarpal tunnel surgeryStudies meeting inclusion criteriaMeeting inclusion criteriaPreferred Reporting ItemsPillar tendernessNerve neuropathyConservative treatment
2017
Global cancer pain management: a systematic review comparing trials in Africa, Europe and North America
Odonkor CA, Kim G, Erdek M. Global cancer pain management: a systematic review comparing trials in Africa, Europe and North America. Pain Management 2017, 7: 299-310. PMID: 28699421, DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2016-0047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer pain managementPain managementQuality of studiesQuality assessment toolAdjuvant therapyPain trialsJadad scoreCare indexCancer trialsCochrane methodsEligible studiesStudy qualityStudy sample sizeCancer survivorshipSystematic reviewAbstractTextTrialsAssessment toolReviewLiterature reviewSample sizeOpioidsAntidepressantsTherapyManagement