2014
Transvaginal cholecystectomy learning curve
Wood SG, Dai F, Dabu-Bondoc S, Mikhael H, Vadivelu N, Duffy A, Roberts KE. Transvaginal cholecystectomy learning curve. Surgical Endoscopy 2014, 29: 1837-1841. PMID: 25294548, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-3873-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCholecystectomyCholecystectomy, LaparoscopicFemaleHumansLearning CurveOperative TimeConceptsOperative timeTransvaginal cholecystectomyTVC patientsAcademic centersAverage age 41Learning curveResultsSixty-one patientsLaparoscopic cholecystectomy patientsAverage operative timeFellowship-trained surgeonsCholecystectomy patientsFemale patientsLC patientsMean ageMethodsThis studyAge 41PatientsSecond quartileSurgical repertoireSame time periodThird quartileLack of exposureFellowship trainingQuartileInterested surgeons
2013
Comparison of immediate postoperative pain after transvaginal versus traditional laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Wood SG, Dabu-Bondoc S, Dai F, Mikhael H, Vadivelu N, Roberts KE. Comparison of immediate postoperative pain after transvaginal versus traditional laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgical Endoscopy 2013, 28: 1141-1145. PMID: 24232050, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-013-3294-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalgesics, OpioidCholecystectomy, LaparoscopicFemaleGallbladder DiseasesHumansNatural Orifice Endoscopic SurgeryPain MeasurementPain, PostoperativeRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeVaginaConceptsPost-anesthesia care unitPostoperative opioid useLaparoscopic cholecystectomyLC patientsLC groupTVC patientsOpioid requirementsPain scoresPain medicationPostoperative painOpioid useFour-port laparoscopic cholecystectomyImmediate postoperative pain managementOperating roomImmediate postoperative painIntraoperative opioid requirementsPACU pain scoresTraditional laparoscopic cholecystectomyAverage pain scorePostoperative pain managementLess pain medicationAnesthesia care unitBody mass indexTerms of agePaucity of data
2011
Pain Relief in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy—A Review of the Current Options
Mitra S, Khandelwal P, Roberts K, Kumar S, Vadivelu N. Pain Relief in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy—A Review of the Current Options. Pain Practice 2011, 12: 485-496. PMID: 22008277, DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2011.00513.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsLocal anestheticsLaparoscopic cholecystectomyPain reliefTransversus abdominis plane blockCardiovascular adverse effectsPort-site infiltrationIntra-operative periodSingle modality interventionsFavorable pharmacological characteristicsAnti-inflammatory drugsCOX-2 inhibitorsCyclooxygenase-2 inhibitorNSAID/COXTAP blockNoncardiac surgeryPlane blockSafe analgesiaEarly instillationIntraperitoneal instillationPharmacological characteristicsFibrin sealantInstillationCurrent optionsAdverse effects