2022
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 StatementsMeSH KeywordsAftercareAnalgesics, OpioidEnhanced Recovery After SurgeryHumansPain, PostoperativePatient DischargeConceptsOpioid 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
2021
Patterns of Use of Opioid Sparing Adjuncts for Perioperative Pain Management of Patients on Chronic Opioids.
Rajput K, Reid CB, Yanez D, Shiwlochan D, Ohanyan S, Chow R. Patterns of Use of Opioid Sparing Adjuncts for Perioperative Pain Management of Patients on Chronic Opioids. Pain Physician 2021, 24: 577-586. PMID: 34793645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansPain ManagementPain, PostoperativeRetrospective StudiesConceptsChronic opioid useNarcotic scorePostoperative opioid usePerioperative pain managementOpioid useMultimodal analgesicsChronic opioidsRegional anesthesiaSurgical factorsPredictors of usePain managementHigher oddsSingle-center retrospective observational studyTertiary care academic hospitalIntraoperative opioid useOpioid-sparing adjunctsPerioperative pain controlRetrospective observational studyOutcomes of interestMean MMEMore MMEsMorphine equivalentsOpioid doseComorbidity indexIntraoperative opioidsAcute Pain Management of Chronic Pain Patients in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Rajput K, Vadivelu N. Acute Pain Management of Chronic Pain Patients in Ambulatory Surgery Centers. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2021, 25: 1. PMID: 33443656, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-020-00922-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPerioperative pain managementAmbulatory surgery centersNon-opioid analgesicsPain managementSurgery centersIntrathecal pain pumpOpioid-tolerant patientsPostoperative opioid requirementsAcute pain managementChronic opioid useProportion of patientsSubset of patientsChronic pain patientsSame-day admission patientsSpinal cord stimulatorPurpose of ReviewWithOpioid requirementsPostoperative opioidsMalignant painMultimodal analgesiaPerioperative painOpioid toleranceOpioid usePain specialistsPain patients