2023
Comparing patient comorbidity between hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgery center for arthroscopic surgery
Rajput K, Aggarwal N, Chow R. Comparing patient comorbidity between hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgery center for arthroscopic surgery. Perioperative Care And Operating Room Management 2023, 30: 100298. DOI: 10.1016/j.pcorm.2022.100298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital outpatient departmentsAmbulatory surgery centersElixhauser Comorbidity IndexUnplanned hospital admissionsPatient comorbiditiesDuration of stayHospital admissionOutpatient departmentSicker patientsSurgery centersArthroscopic surgerySimilar perioperative outcomesHigher ECI scoresComorbidity indexPerioperative outcomesHealthy patientsAnesthesia chargesKnee arthroscopyGeneral anestheticsPatientsECI scoresOrthopedic surgeryComorbiditiesSurgeryReadmission
2021
Patterns of Use of Opioid Sparing Adjuncts for Perioperative Pain Management of Patients on Chronic Opioids.
Rajput K, Reid CB, Yanez D, Shiwlochan D, Ohanyan S, Chow R. Patterns of Use of Opioid Sparing Adjuncts for Perioperative Pain Management of Patients on Chronic Opioids. Pain Physician 2021, 24: 577-586. PMID: 34793645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic opioid useNarcotic scorePostoperative opioid usePerioperative pain managementOpioid useMultimodal analgesicsChronic opioidsRegional anesthesiaSurgical factorsPredictors of usePain managementHigher oddsSingle-center retrospective observational studyTertiary care academic hospitalIntraoperative opioid useOpioid-sparing adjunctsPerioperative pain controlRetrospective observational studyOutcomes of interestMean MMEMore MMEsMorphine equivalentsOpioid doseComorbidity indexIntraoperative opioids