Anticonvulsants
Popovitz E, Li J, Vadivelu N. Anticonvulsants. 2023, 139-146. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21291-8_9.ChaptersDiabetic peripheral neuropathySpinal cord injuryPerioperative settingRole of anticonvulsantsHerpetic neuralgiaMultimodal analgesiaNeuropathic painSurgery protocolPeripheral neuropathyCord injuryPrimary medicationThoracic proceduresAssociated pathologyEnhanced recoveryAnalgesiaNeuropathyPainAnticonvulsantsOptimal dosageGabapentinoidsNeuralgiaMedicationsHIVGabapentinPregabalinEnhanced 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 StatementsConceptsOpioid 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 researchAmbulatory 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 ResearchConceptsPain 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 approachAnalgesia for Gynecologic Oncologic Surgeries: A Narrative Review
Patel K, Shergill S, Vadivelu N, Rajput K. Analgesia for Gynecologic Oncologic Surgeries: A Narrative Review. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2022, 26: 1-13. PMID: 35118596, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-022-00998-z.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapyCytoreductive surgeryPain managementNarrative reviewOptimal perioperative pain managementGynecologic oncologic surgeryPerioperative analgesic planPostoperative pain managementPerioperative pain managementLocal anesthetic infiltrationInvasive cancer surgeryMultimodal analgesicsPreemptive analgesiaMultimodal analgesiaPostoperative painAnalgesic planAnesthetic infiltrationGynecologic malignanciesIntraperitoneal chemotherapyPerioperative periodSurgery protocolThoracic epiduralCancer surgeryChronic painNeuraxial techniquesWeaning Protocols After Ambulatory Surgery
Aggarwal N, Zafar J, Kodumudi G, Vadivelu N, Laurans M, Rajput K. Weaning Protocols After Ambulatory Surgery. 2021, 369-377. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55262-6_28.ChaptersHospital-based outpatient departmentsAmbulatory surgery centersPostoperative painUnplanned admissionsAmbulatory surgeryLong-term opioid usersNumber of surgeriesUnanticipated admissionMultimodal analgesiaOpioid prescriptionsPain medicationPerioperative analgesiaIntractable nauseaOutpatient departmentOpioid usersAmbulatory proceduresSurgery centersWeaning protocolHospital careOrthopedic proceduresSurgeryPainPatientsAdmissionMajor causeSpecial Considerations – Indwelling Spinal Cord Stimulators and Intrathecal Pumps
Beals C, Chow R, Vadivelu N, Rajput K. Special Considerations – Indwelling Spinal Cord Stimulators and Intrathecal Pumps. 2021, 335-343. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55262-6_25.ChaptersSpinal cord stimulatorContinuous opioid useChronic pain patientsPaucity of literatureIT clonidineCentral sensitizationMultimodal analgesiaSystemic medicationsOpioid toleranceOpioid usePerioperative managementPain patientsPain physiciansPump dysfunctionIntrathecal pumpNeuraxial anesthesiaAmbulatory surgeryLong actingRegional anesthesiaPatientsSurgeryUnique subsetNormal functionAnesthesiaStimulatorAcute 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