2023
Pain Control with Regional Anesthesia in Patients at Risk of Acute Compartment Syndrome: Review of the Literature and Editorial View
Lam D, Pierson D, Salaria O, Wardhan R, Li J. Pain Control with Regional Anesthesia in Patients at Risk of Acute Compartment Syndrome: Review of the Literature and Editorial View. Journal Of Pain Research 2023, 16: 635-648. PMID: 36891457, PMCID: PMC9987529, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s397428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute compartment syndromePeripheral nerve blocksPain controlCompartment syndromeNerve blockRegional anesthesiaAdequate pain controlLong bone fracturesPaucity of literatureOpioid analgesiaAnalgesia treatmentDevastating complicationPain managementEpidural anesthesiaSurgical outcomesUnderlying injuryCardinal symptomsBone fracturesDifferential efficacyPatient safetyAnesthesiaPatientsSyndromeVulnerable groupsReview article
2019
A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Self-Controlled Case Report: Methylprednisolone Acetate Provided a Week Longer Analgesia Than Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate via Thoracic Paravertebral Blockade
Li J, Lee K, Chang D, Boominathan P, Banack T. A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Self-Controlled Case Report: Methylprednisolone Acetate Provided a Week Longer Analgesia Than Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate via Thoracic Paravertebral Blockade. Cureus 2019, 11: e6085. PMID: 31853436, PMCID: PMC6894892, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer patientsThoracic paravertebral blockadeParavertebral blockadeCancer patientsOpioid-sparing techniquesPerioperative pain controlDexamethasone sodium phosphateLonger analgesiaPain controlProlonged analgesiaCase reportMethylprednisolone acetateNerve blockageLocal anestheticsAnalgesiaPatientsGlucocorticoidsBlockadeFurther explorationLipophilic propertiesPotential effectsAnestheticsSodium phosphate
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