2023
Pain Control with Regional Anesthesia in Patients at Risk of Acute Compartment Syndrome: Review of the Literature and Editorial View
Lam D, Pierson D, Salaria O, Wardhan R, Li J. Pain Control with Regional Anesthesia in Patients at Risk of Acute Compartment Syndrome: Review of the Literature and Editorial View. Journal Of Pain Research 2023, 16: 635-648. PMID: 36891457, PMCID: PMC9987529, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s397428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute compartment syndromePeripheral nerve blocksPain controlCompartment syndromeNerve blockRegional anesthesiaAdequate pain controlLong bone fracturesPaucity of literatureOpioid analgesiaAnalgesia treatmentDevastating complicationPain managementEpidural anesthesiaSurgical outcomesUnderlying injuryCardinal symptomsBone fracturesDifferential efficacyPatient safetyAnesthesiaPatientsSyndromeVulnerable groupsReview article
2020
Ultrasound-Guided Neuraxial Anesthesia
Li J, Krishna R, Zhang Y, Lam D, Vadivelu N. Ultrasound-Guided Neuraxial Anesthesia. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2020, 24: 59. PMID: 32812182, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-020-00895-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuraxial anesthesiaHigher first-attempt success rateFirst-attempt success rateNon-obstetric patientsAcute pain managementAttempt success ratePurpose of ReviewTherePain managementRegional anesthesiaNeuraxial spacePatient safety implicationsVertebral levelAnesthesiaOverall efficacyRecent FindingsUltrasoundNeedle passPatient safetyCatheter visualizationUltrasound utilizationClinical accuracySuccess rateCommon typeClinical applicationUltrasoundPatientsPeriprocedural management of patients on oral anticoagulation: focus on regional anesthesia.
Li J, Oprea AD. Periprocedural management of patients on oral anticoagulation: focus on regional anesthesia. Polish Archives Of Internal Medicine 2020, 130: 1081-1092. PMID: 32491305, DOI: 10.20452/pamw.15416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional anesthesia proceduresOral anticoagulantsAnesthesia proceduresPermanent neuronal damageBlood loss volumePeripheral nerve blocksOperating room proceduresNoncompressible areasOral anticoagulationPeriprocedural managementAnticoagulant medicationNeuronal damageNerve blockNeuraxial anesthesiaDeep plexusThrombotic riskCurrent guidelinesRegional anesthesiaLoss volumeRoom proceduresStandardized usePatientsAnesthesiaAnticoagulantsPatient anatomy
2019
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
2016
The Impact of Neuraxial Versus General Anesthesia on the Incidence of Postoperative Surgical Site Infections Following Knee or Hip Arthroplasty
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Grant MC, Mathur V, Li J, Wu CL. The Impact of Neuraxial Versus General Anesthesia on the Incidence of Postoperative Surgical Site Infections Following Knee or Hip Arthroplasty. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2016, 41: 555-563. PMID: 27380106, DOI: 10.1097/aap.0000000000000437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative surgical site infectionSurgical site infectionKnee arthroplastyHip arthroplastySite infectionNeuraxial anesthesiaGeneral anesthesiaSubgroup analysisOdds ratioDevelopment of SSIPooled unadjusted odds ratioUnadjusted odds ratioLarge observational trialsRandom-effects modelOverall beneficial effectObservational trialAnesthetic techniqueAnesthesia techniquesJoint arthroplastyInclusion criteriaTrial designArthroplastyMeta-AnalysisAnesthesiaPotential association