2014
Practical guide to the management of acute and chronic pain in the presence of drug tolerance for the healthcare practitioner.
Vadivelu N, Singh-Gill H, Kodumudi G, Kaye AJ, Urman RD, Kaye AD. Practical guide to the management of acute and chronic pain in the presence of drug tolerance for the healthcare practitioner. Ochsner Journal 2014, 14: 426-33. PMID: 25249810, PMCID: PMC4171802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain managementDrug toleranceMultidisciplinary pain managementChronic pain statesMethadone maintenance programPain statesSupportive carePatient's painChronic painMedication diversionSubstance disordersUrine testingDrug interactionsDetailed historyPatientsPainPsychiatric conditionsTimely interventionPatient's addictionPrescription drugsSafe outcomeDrug abuseAddictive disordersHealthcare practitionersMedical observation
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 ResearchConceptsPostoperative apneaPostoperative patientsPostoperative pulmonary complicationsTerms of mortalityPostoperative ventilationPulmonary complicationsHospital staySupportive careVentilation supportAirway maintenanceCerebral cortexAdequate oxygenationAortic bodiesDifferential diagnosisApneaPathogenesis mechanismsOxygenationPatientsRespiratory strategiesVentilationAdditional oxygenationPhysiological mechanismsCauseExtubationMorbidity