2023
Systemic Effects of Perineural Glucocorticoids on Fasting Serum Glucose, Potassium, and White Blood Cell Count in Total Hip Arthroplasty
Sharma A, Dai F, Tseng L, Effraim P, Zhou B, Schonberger R, Li J. Systemic Effects of Perineural Glucocorticoids on Fasting Serum Glucose, Potassium, and White Blood Cell Count in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal Of Pain Research 2023, 16: 553-561. PMID: 36846205, PMCID: PMC9946012, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s395336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite blood cell countTotal hip arthroplastyBlood cell countSerum glucosePAI groupSerum potassiumPOD 2Hip arthroplastySystemic effectsCell countTertiary academic medical centerPrimary total hip arthroplastyRetrospective cohort studyPostoperative day 1Immediate postoperative periodLocal anesthetic injectionPeripheral nerve blocksAcademic medical centerPotential systemic effectsElectronic health recordsPreoperative baselineCohort studyPostoperative periodSecondary outcomesPOD 3
2022
Glucocorticoid minimizes local anesthetic infusion requirement through adductor canal block and improves perioperative prosthetic joint range of motion in total knee arthroplasty
Baldev K, Dai F, Barrett C, Zhou B, Shah M, Howie B, Boominathan P, Zhao X, Li J. Glucocorticoid minimizes local anesthetic infusion requirement through adductor canal block and improves perioperative prosthetic joint range of motion in total knee arthroplasty. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0261949. PMID: 35081134, PMCID: PMC8791457, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdductor canal blockTotal knee arthroplastyContinuous adductor canal blockPain scoresCanal blockTreatment groupsKnee arthroplastyOpioid consumptionOpioid usageGlucocorticoid injectionSingle-injection adductor canal blockControl groupSingle-center retrospective studyUnilateral total knee arthroplastyNumeric pain scoresPerioperative opioid usageCenter retrospective studyPostoperative day 1Use of glucocorticoidsLocal anesthetic adjuvantLength of stayAmount of ropivacaineRopivacaine infusionDischarge dispositionInfusion requirements
2021
Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum and Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block in Total Hip Arthroplasty
Li J, Dai F, Ayala K, Zhou B, Schonberger RB, Sharma A. Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum and Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block in Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2021, 37: 366-371. PMID: 33577193, PMCID: PMC8035232, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral femoral cutaneous nerve blockCutaneous nerve blockTotal hip arthroplastyOpioid consumptionLength of stayPeriarticular injectionNerve blockTreatment groupsControl groupHip arthroplastySpinal anesthesiaHospitalization costsQuadratus lumborumElective total hip arthroplasty patientsTransmuscular quadratus lumborum blockVisual analog scale painTotal hip arthroplasty patientsAdequate pain controlLower pain scoresPostoperative day 1Quadratus lumborum blockHip arthroplasty patientsMean VASOpioid reductionImproved analgesia