Featured Publications
ERAS Protocol Options for Perioperative Pain Management of Substance Use Disorder in the Ambulatory Surgical Setting
Zwolinski N, Patel K, Vadivelu N, Kodumudi G, Kaye A. ERAS Protocol Options for Perioperative Pain Management of Substance Use Disorder in the Ambulatory Surgical Setting. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2023, 27: 65-79. PMID: 37079258, PMCID: PMC10116112, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-023-01108-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunicable Disease ControlCOVID-19Enhanced Recovery After SurgeryHumansPain ManagementPandemicsPostoperative ComplicationsSystematic Reviews as TopicConceptsSubstance use disordersSubstance use disorder patientsAmbulatory patientsUse disordersDisorder patientsERAS protocolPerioperative pain managementAmbulatory surgery settingHospital quality metricsAmbulatory surgical settingAmbulatory surgery casesPerioperative protocolPain managementAdverse outcomesAmbulatory surgeryPharmacodynamic profileSurgery settingAmbulatory proceduresSurgery casesClinical dataEarly recoveryAbused substancesSurgical settingPatientsSubspecialty groups
2019
Challenges of Robotic Gynecologic Surgery in Morbidly Obese Patients and How to Optimize Success
Menderes G, Gysler SM, Vadivelu N, Silasi DA. Challenges of Robotic Gynecologic Surgery in Morbidly Obese Patients and How to Optimize Success. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2019, 23: 51. PMID: 31263977, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-019-0788-7.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsGynecologic Surgical ProceduresHumansIncidenceMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresObesity, MorbidPostoperative ComplicationsRobotic Surgical ProceduresConceptsObese patientsGynecologic surgeryRobotic gynecologic surgeryPerioperative riskRobotic surgeryInvasive approachInvasive surgeryAdequate preoperative optimizationMorbidly obese patientsNon-obese counterpartsUse of laparoscopyIncidence of mortalityGynecologic patientsPerioperative complicationsPreoperative optimizationPerioperative managementLaparoscopic approachObese populationOpen surgeryPostoperative managementHeart diseaseExtreme BMIPatientsSurgeryPhysiologic adaptations
2012
Postoperative apnea, respiratory strategies, and pathogenesis mechanisms: a review
Kaye AD, Hollon MM, Vadivelu N, Kodumudi G, Kaye RJ, Bueno FR, Baluch AR. Postoperative apnea, respiratory strategies, and pathogenesis mechanisms: a review. Journal Of Anesthesia 2012, 27: 423-432. PMID: 23179739, DOI: 10.1007/s00540-012-1517-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnesthesia Recovery PeriodAnimalsApneaHumansPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodRespirationConceptsPostoperative apneaPostoperative patientsPostoperative pulmonary complicationsTerms of mortalityPostoperative ventilationPulmonary complicationsHospital staySupportive careVentilation supportAirway maintenanceCerebral cortexAdequate oxygenationAortic bodiesDifferential diagnosisApneaPathogenesis mechanismsOxygenationPatientsRespiratory strategiesVentilationAdditional oxygenationPhysiological mechanismsCauseExtubationMorbidity
2010
Safety of Local Anesthesia Combined with Monitored Intravenous Sedation for American Society of Anesthesiologists 3 and 4 Patients Undergoing Lower Limb–preservation Procedures
Vadivelu N, Gesquire M, Mitra S, Shelley K, Kodumudi G, Xia Y, Blume P. Safety of Local Anesthesia Combined with Monitored Intravenous Sedation for American Society of Anesthesiologists 3 and 4 Patients Undergoing Lower Limb–preservation Procedures. The Journal Of Foot & Ankle Surgery 2010, 49: 152-154. PMID: 20137984, DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonitored intravenous sedationIntravenous sedationCardiac complicationsASA 3Ankle blockCardiac care unit admissionLimb-preservation proceduresCare unit admissionLimb salvage proceduresLimb preservation surgeryAmerican SocietyAnesthesiologists 3Pulmonary complicationsUnit admissionAnesthesiologists classificationPerioperative variablesPrognostic valueRetrospective studySalvage procedureLocal anesthesiaInvasive monitoringPatientsComplicationsSedationUseful option