2017
Postoperative Multimodal Analgesia Pain Management With Nonopioid Analgesics and Techniques: A Review
Wick E, Grant M, Wu C. Postoperative Multimodal Analgesia Pain Management With Nonopioid Analgesics and Techniques: A Review. JAMA Surgery 2017, 152: 691-697. PMID: 28564673, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agentsAnti-inflammatory agentsERAS pathwayPostoperative bleedingN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) classMultimodal analgesia approachGlutamate receptor antagonistsCurrent opioid epidemicComplex surgical proceduresAnalgesic regimensOpioid consumptionLess opioidsMultimodal analgesiaNarcotic analgesiaNonopioid analgesicsHospital dischargeMost patientsPain managementRegional analgesiaSurgery pathwayReceptor antagonistClinical trialsOpioid epidemicEffective adjunctSurgical care
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