2024
The Landscape of Pain Medicine for Women Physicians: A Perspective.
Jankelovits A, Chow R, Rana P, Rajput K. The Landscape of Pain Medicine for Women Physicians: A Perspective. Pain Physician 2024, 27: 317-320. PMID: 39087969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain medicineWomen physiciansInterventional painPain medicine fellowsField of pain medicineGender disparitiesInterventional pain medicineAdverse health outcomesPrivate practiceSubspecialty of anesthesiologyUniversity School of MedicineLack of mentorshipPain physiciansPhysicians' beliefsHealth outcomesFemale physiciansPainSchool of MedicineFemale cliniciansCochrane DatabaseAcademic hospitalBottom quartileYale University School of MedicineFellowship programsMedical subspecialties
2021
Pain Control in Dermatologic Conditions
Kodumudi V, Lam D, Rajput K. Pain Control in Dermatologic Conditions. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2021, 25: 38. PMID: 33821364, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-021-00955-2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDermatologic conditionsPain controlPrimary disease burdenEpidural steroid injectionsSympathetic nerve blockPain management strategiesLower limb ulcersInterventional Pain PhysiciansQuality of lifeScope of practicePostherpetic neuralgiaSteroid injectionSystemic immunosuppressantsTopical steroidsModerate painSevere painPain physiciansNerve blockTreatment algorithmLimb ulcersNeuropathic agentsTopical agentsCounter analgesicsDisease burdenPatient expectationsDoes Choice of Steroid Matter for Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain with Sacroiliac Joint Injections: a Retrospective Study
Krishnan R, Kurup V, Vadivelu N, Dai F, Zhou B, Rajput K. Does Choice of Steroid Matter for Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain with Sacroiliac Joint Injections: a Retrospective Study. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2021, 25: 34. PMID: 33760993, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-021-00942-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painLow back painSIJ injectionsTAC groupPain reliefMTP groupBack painSacroiliac jointOpiate useInstitutional IRB approvalModerate-quality evidenceRetrospective chart reviewStatistical differenceSacroiliac joint injectionsSource of painResultsSixty-five percentType of steroidPurpose of ReviewPrevalenceSIJ painChart reviewPain physiciansJoint injectionsRetrospective studySteroid preparationsQuality evidenceSpecial 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 functionAnesthesiaStimulator
2020
It Is Just a Blood Patch: Considerations for Patients with Preexisting Intracranial Hypertension
Shiwlochan D, Ohanyan S, Rajput K. It Is Just a Blood Patch: Considerations for Patients with Preexisting Intracranial Hypertension. Case Reports In Anesthesiology 2020, 2020: 8365296. PMID: 33274080, PMCID: PMC7676938, DOI: 10.1155/2020/8365296.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesBenign intracranial hypertensionPostdural puncture headacheEpidural blood patchDiagnostic lumbar punctureBlood patchIntracranial hypertensionPuncture headacheLumbar punctureCases of BIHTreatment of PDPHRebound intracranial hypertensionInterventional Pain PhysiciansPain physiciansDefinitive managementMedical managementAutologous bloodNeurologic historyHypertensionWet tapHeadachePatientsOpening pressurePunctureEpiduralPhysicians