Outcome Following Lower Extremity Nerve Block during Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Systematic Review
Gianakos A, Romanelli F, Badri M, Rao N, Lubberts B, Guss D, DiGiovanni C. Outcome Following Lower Extremity Nerve Block during Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Systematic Review. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2020, 5: 2473011420s00228. PMCID: PMC8705312, DOI: 10.1177/2473011420s00228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostoperative pain levelsAnkle surgeryNerve blockElective footOpioid consumptionPain levelsPain managementSystematic reviewBlock techniquePostoperative opioid consumptionOptimal pain managementManagement of painRetrospective comparison studyHigh complication ratePeripheral nerve blocksLength of stayNerve block techniqueProspective comparison studyRisk-benefit perspectiveFemoral blockAdductor canalComplication ratePerioperative periodPopliteal blockComplication riskRisk factors for liposomal bupivacaine resistance after total hip or knee arthroplasties: a retrospective observational cohort in 237 patients
Buzin S, Gianakos A, Li D, Viola A, Elkattawy S, Keller D, Yoon R, Liporace F. Risk factors for liposomal bupivacaine resistance after total hip or knee arthroplasties: a retrospective observational cohort in 237 patients. Patient Safety In Surgery 2020, 14: 6. PMID: 32015758, PMCID: PMC6990520, DOI: 10.1186/s13037-020-0230-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigher pain scoresLiposomal bupivacainePain scoresRisk factorsPain managementOpioid useYounger patientsRandomized trialsTotal hipKnee arthroplastyRevision arthroplastyMulti-modal pain managementRetrospective observational cohortPain management protocolTotal knee arthroplastyPostoperative painObservational cohortActive smokersOutcomes RegistryInfection/Primary THAResultsA totalRetrospective analysisExclusion criteriaBupivacaine