Featured Publications
Ambulatory Pain Management in the Pediatric Patient Population
Oliver JA, Oliver LA, Aggarwal N, Baldev K, Wood M, Makusha L, Vadivelu N, Lichtor L. Ambulatory Pain Management in the Pediatric Patient Population. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2022, 26: 15-23. PMID: 35129824, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-022-00999-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresAnalgesiaAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthesia, ConductionChildHumansPain ManagementPain, PostoperativeConceptsPain managementPostoperative painPediatric ambulatory surgical patientsPostoperative pain controlAmbulatory surgical patientsSevere postoperative painExtent of painPeripheral nerve blocksPediatric ambulatory surgeryPediatric patient populationNon-pharmacological techniquesRandomized control studyEvidence-based approachMultimodal analgesiaPain controlSurgical patientsNerve blockPediatric populationAmbulatory surgeryPatient populationMost centersControl studyPainScientific evidenceMultimodal approachNovel 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 effortAnalgesiaAnesthesiaPatientsUltrasound-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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnesthesia, ConductionAnesthesiologyCentral Nervous SystemHumansLumbar VertebraePain ManagementUltrasonographyConceptsNeuraxial 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 applicationUltrasoundPatientsAcute 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
2012
Prevention and management of complications of regional orbital anesthesia.
Vadivelu N, Huang Y, Kaye AD, Kodumudi V, Kai A, Adelman RA. Prevention and management of complications of regional orbital anesthesia. Middle East Journal Of Anaesthesiology 2012, 21: 775-84. PMID: 23634558.Peer-Reviewed Original Research