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Regional anesthesia for transplantation surgery – A white paper part 1: Thoracic transplantation surgery
Ander M, Mugve N, Crouch C, Kassel C, Fukazawa K, Izaak R, Deshpande R, McLendon C, Huang J. Regional anesthesia for transplantation surgery – A white paper part 1: Thoracic transplantation surgery. Clinical Transplantation 2023, 37: e15043. PMID: 37306898, PMCID: PMC10834230, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.15043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplantation surgeryRegional anesthesiaOpioid usePostoperative pain controlRegional anesthetic techniquesAnalgesic modalitiesAnalgesic effectivenessPain controlSurgery protocolNeuraxial blockPatient's hemodynamicsAnesthetic techniqueAbdominal transplantationTransplant anesthesiaSurgeryAnesthesiaSystemic reviewEnhanced recoveryTransplant techniquesPerioperative culturesLiterature searchFormal guidelinesAvailable literatureUltrasound machineTask Force
2024
Regional anesthesia for transplantation surgery ‐ A White Paper Part 2: Abdominal transplantation surgery
Ander M, Mugve N, Crouch C, Kassel C, Fukazawa K, Isaak R, Deshpande R, McLendon C, Huang J. Regional anesthesia for transplantation surgery ‐ A White Paper Part 2: Abdominal transplantation surgery. Clinical Transplantation 2024, 38: e15227. PMID: 38289879, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.15227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSociety for the Advancement of Transplant AnesthesiaTransplant surgeryRegional anesthesiaPostoperative pain controlRegional anesthetic techniquesDevelopment of enhanced recoveryAvailability of ultrasound machinesAbdominal transplantationOpioid usePain controlAnalgesic effectNeuraxial blockPerioperative culturesPatient's hemodynamicsSurgeryUterus transplantationAnesthetic techniqueTransplantationReview available literatureAdvancement of Transplant AnesthesiaSystemic reviewTransplantation techniquesAnesthesiaLiterature searchUltrasound machine
2021
Reducing Opioid Dependence and Improving Patient Experience for Living Kidney Donors with Transversus Abdominis Plane Block
Do V, Cohen E, Haakinson D, Deshpande R, Batra R. Reducing Opioid Dependence and Improving Patient Experience for Living Kidney Donors with Transversus Abdominis Plane Block. Transplantology 2021, 2: 57-63. DOI: 10.3390/transplantology2010006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaparoscopic living-donor nephrectomyPatient-controlled analgesiaHydromorphone patient-controlled analgesiaPost-operative opioid useDays of dischargeTransversus abdominis planeTAP blockLiposomal bupivacaineOpioid useControl groupPain scoresPain managementOpioid dependenceKidney donorsStudy groupPost-operative pain scoresSingle-center retrospective studyTransversus abdominis plane blockComparable pain scoresLiving Donor NephrectomyPostoperative hospital lengthPreoperative TAP blockPatients 18 yearsPostoperative opioid usePerioperative pain management