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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresAnesthesia, ConductionHumansNerve BlockOutpatientsPeripheral NervesUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsNerve blockAdverse eventsOutpatient surgeryLower extremity nerve blocksPeripheral nerve blocksPotential adverse eventsProper patient managementPerioperative analgesiaAmbulatory surgerySafe modalityShoulder surgeryAmbulatory proceduresRegional anesthesiaPatient managementUltrasound guidanceProper patientLower riskSurgeryPatient choiceMultidisciplinary effortAnalgesiaAnesthesiaPatients
2018
Dexamethasone Injected Perineurally is More Effective than Administered Intravenously for Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Li J. Dexamethasone Injected Perineurally is More Effective than Administered Intravenously for Peripheral Nerve Blocks. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2018, 34: 276-284. PMID: 28591086, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral nerve blocksDuration of analgesiaPerineural dexamethasoneOpioid consumptionPain scoresPostoperative nauseaSensory blockNerve blockMotor block durationPain modulation mechanismsPerioperative pain controlPreservative-free dexamethasoneBetter analgesic effectDose of dexamethasoneTerms of prolongationSubgroup of studiesRandom-effects modelIntravenous dexamethasonePain controlAnalgesic effectMotor blockPostoperative outcomesAdministered IntravenouslyIntraoperative eventsSystemic absorption