Recent Publications

Rayburn WF, Xierali IM, McDade WA. Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty at U.S. Medical Schools. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022:S0002-9378(22)00106-5.   PubMed Link

Ohnuma T, Horres CR, Raghunathan K, Bartz RR, Krishnamoorthy V, Brookhart MA, Kent ML. Trends in multimodal analgesics among end-stage renal disease patients undergoing lower extremity amputation in the US from 2009 to 2018. Br J Anaesth 2022;128:e43–5.  PubMed Link

Mariano ER, Dickerson DM, Szokol JW, Harned M, Mueller JT, Philip BK, Baratta JL, Gulur P, Robles J, Schroeder KM, Wyatt KEK, Schwalb JM, Schwenk ES, Wardhan R, Kim TS, Higdon KK, Krishnan DG, Shilling AM, Schwartz G, Wiechmann L, Doan LV, Elkassabany NM, Yang SC, Muse IO, Eloy JD, Mehta V, Shah S, Johnson RL, Englesbe MJ, Kallen A, et al... Buvenendran, A. A multisociety organizational consensus process to define guiding principles for acute perioperative pain management. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2022;47:118–27. PubMed Link

Patel PM, Leemputte MC, McCarthy RJ, Benzon HT. Retrospective analysis of peripheral nerve blocks in patients on anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2022:rapm-2021-103054.  PubMed Link

Mahmud F, Roy R, Mohamed MF, Aboonabi A, Moric M, Ghoreishi K, Bayat M, Kuzel TM, Reiser J, Shafikhani SH. Therapeutic evaluation of immunomodulators in reducing surgical wound infection. FASEB J 2022;36:e22090.  PubMed Link

Deer TR, Russo M, Grider JS, Pope J, Hagedorn JM, Weisbein J, Abd-Elsayed A, Benyamin R, Raso LJ, Patel KV, Provenzano D, Kim PS, Amirdelfan K, Bolash R, Steegers M, Sullivan R, Verrills P, Carlson J, Kapural L, Diwan S, Barolat G, Pahapill PA, De Andres J, Raslan AM, Lopez JA, Leong MS, Attias MB, Teddy P, Green AL, Dario A, et al. ... Buvenendran, A.   The Neurostimulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee (NACC): Recommendations on Best Practices for Cervical Neurostimulation. Neuromodulation 2022;25:35–52.  PubMed Link

Deer TR, Russo MA, Grider JS, Pope J, Rigoard P, Hagedorn JM, Naidu R, Patterson DG, Wilson D, Lubenow TR, Buvanendran A, Sheth SJ, Abdallah R, Knezevic NN, Schu S, Nijhuis H, Mehta P, Vallejo R, Shah JM, Harned ME, Jassal N, Gonzalez JM, Pittelkow TP, Patel S, Bojanic S, Chapman K, Strand N, Green AL, Pahapill P, Dario A, et al. The Neurostimulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee (NACC): Recommendations for Surgical Technique for Spinal Cord Stimulation. Neuromodulation 2022;25:1–34. PubMed Link

Vela MB, Lypson M, McDade WA. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Position Available: Proceed With Caution. J Grad Med Educ 2021;13:771–3.  PubMed Link

McCarthy RJ, Adams AM, Sremac AC, Kreider WJ, Pelletier PL, Buvanendran A. Trajectories of opioid consumption from day of surgery to 28 days postoperatively: a prospective cohort study in patients undergoing abdominal, joint, or spine surgery. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2021;46:1067–75. Pubmed Link

Graca MJ, Austell BT, Sremac AC, Lubenow TR. Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation Therapy in Pediatric Patients: A Case Series. 2021;5:4. Link

Chapman KB, Mogilner AY, Yang AH, Yadav A, Patel KV, Lubenow T, Helmond N van, Deer T, Kallewaard JW. Lead migration and fracture rate in dorsal root ganglion stimulation using anchoring and non-anchoring techniques: A multicenter pooled data analysis. Pain Pract 2021;21:859–70.  Pubmed Link

Sahinovic MM, Gadella MC, Shils J, Dulfer SE, Drost G. Anesthesia and intraoperative neurophysiological spinal cord monitoring. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2021;34:590–6. Pubmed Link

Pelletier PL, Griesemer ME. Postoperative Regional Analgesia Options Following Esophageal Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol 2021;28:5815–7.  Pubmed Link

Nolte MT, Parrish JM, Jenkins NW, Cha EDK, Lynch CP, Jacob KC, Patel MR, Jadczak CN, Geoghegan CE, Mohan S, Podnar J, Buvanendran A, Singh K. Multimodal Analgesic Management for Lumbar Decompression Surgery in the Ambulatory Setting: Clinical Case Series and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg 2021;154:e656–64.  Pubmed Link

Mariano ER, Dickerson DM, Szokol JW, Harned M, Mueller JT, Philip BK, Baratta JL, Gulur P, Robles J, Schroeder KM, Wyatt KEK, Schwalb JM, Schwenk ES, Wardhan R, Kim TS, Higdon KK, Krishnan DG, Shilling AM, Schwartz G, Wiechmann L, Doan LV, Elkassabany NM, Yang SC, Muse IO, Eloy JD, Mehta V, Shah S, Johnson RL, Englesbe MJ, Kallen A, Mukkamala SB, Walton A, Buvanendran A.  A multisociety organizational consensus process to define guiding principles for acute perioperative pain management. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2021:rapm-2021-103083.  Pubmed Link

Murugappan KR, Moric M, Wang X, Kruse J, Mueller A, Boone MD, Barboi C. Implementation of a risk-stratified approach to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting in an institution with high baseline rates of prophylaxis. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 2021;37:453–7.  Pubmed Link

Bruehl S, Burns JW, Koltyn K, Gupta R, Buvanendran A, Edwards D, Chont M, Wu YH, Stone A. Does aerobic exercise training alter responses to opioid analgesics in individuals with chronic low back pain? A randomized controlled trial. Pain 2021;162:2204–13.  Pubmed Link

Raja SN, Buvanendran A, Marcondes L. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Comprehensive Qualitative Research Study on Unmet Needs in the “Patient Journey.” J Pain Res 2021;14:2391–401.  Pubmed Link

Ende HB, Tran B, Thampy M, Bauchat JR, McCarthy RJ. Standardization of epidural top-ups for breakthrough labor pain results in a higher proportion of catheter replacements within 30 min of the first bolus dose. Int J Obstet Anesth 2021;47:103161.  Pubmed Link

Michaels TI, Stone E, Singal S, Novakovic V, Barkin RL, Barkin S. Brain reward circuitry: The overlapping neurobiology of trauma and substance use disorders. World J Psychiatry 2021;11:222–31.  Pubmed Link

Provenzano DA, Florentino SA, Kilgore JS, De Andres J, Sitzman BT, Brancolini S, Lamer TJ, Buvanendran A, Carrino JA, Deer TR, Narouze S. Radiation safety and knowledge: an international survey of 708 interventional pain physicians. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2021;46:469–76.  Pubmed Link

Nahhas CR, Chalmers PN, Parvizi J, Sporer SM, Deirmengian GK, Chen AF, Culvern CN, Moric M, Della Valle CJ. Randomized Trial of Static and Articulating Spacers for Treatment of the Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 2021;36:2171–7.  Pubmed Link

Kruse J, Toledo P, Belton TB, Testani EJ, Evans CT, Grobman WA, Miller ES, Lange EMS. Readability, content, and quality of COVID-19 patient education materials from academic medical centers in the United States. Am J Infect Control 2021;49:690–3.  Pubmed Link

Carabini LM, Budd AN, Bochey P, Shayan S, Ramsey G, McCarthy RJ. Institution of prothrombin complex concentrate protocols is associated with a reduction in plasma administration at a Tertiary Care Hospital. J Clin Anesth 2021;70:110164.  Pubmed Link

Jenkins NW, Parrish JM, Nolte MT, Jadczak CN, Mohan S, Geoghegan CE, Hrynewycz NM, Podnar J, Buvanendran A, Singh K. Multimodal Analgesic Management for Cervical Spine Surgery in the Ambulatory Setting. Int J Spine Surg 2021;15:219–27.  Pubmed Link

Buvanendran A, Sremac AC, Merriman PA, Della Valle CJ, Burns JW, McCarthy RJ. Preoperative cognitive-behavioral therapy for reducing pain catastrophizing and improving pain outcomes after total knee replacement: a randomized clinical trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2021;46:313–21.  Pubmed Link

Kerolus MG, Yerneni K, Witiw CD, Shelton A, Canar WJ, Daily D, Fontes RBV, Deutsch H, Fessler RG, Buvanendran A, O’Toole JE. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathway for Single-Level Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Decreases Length of Stay and Opioid Consumption. Neurosurgery 2021;88:648–57.  Pubmed Link

Butwick AJ, McCarthy RJ. Machine learning: the next frontier in obstetric anesthesiology? Int J Obstet Anesth 2021;45:8–10.  Pubmed Link

Bruehl S, France CR, Stone AL, Gupta R, Buvanendran A, Chont M, Burns JW. Greater Conditioned Pain Modulation Is Associated With Enhanced Morphine Analgesia in Healthy Individuals and Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain. Clin J Pain 2021;37:20–7.  Pubmed Link

Parrish JM, Jenkins NW, Brundage TS, Hrynewycz NM, Podnar J, Buvanendran A, Singh K. Outpatient Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion Using Multimodal Analgesic Management in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting. Int J Spine Surg 2020;14:970–81.  Pubmed Link

Bruehl S, Burns JW, Koltyn K, Gupta R, Buvanendran A, Edwards D, Chont M, Wu YH, Qu’d D, Stone A. Are endogenous opioid mechanisms involved in the effects of aerobic exercise training on chronic low back pain? A randomized controlled trial. Pain 2020;161:2887–97.  Pubmed Link

Cohen SP, Baber ZB, Buvanendran A, McLean BC, Chen Y, Hooten WM, Laker SR, Wasan AD, Kennedy DJ, Sandbrink F, King SA, Fowler IM, Stojanovic MP, Hayek SM, Phillips CR. Pain Management Best Practices from Multispecialty Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Health Crises. Pain Med 2020;21:1331–46.  Pubmed Link

Sites BD, Brummett CM, Buvanendran A, Capdevila X, Cohen SP, Guan Y, Liu S, Memtsoudis SG, Perlas A, Tran DQ, Wu CL. Editors’ commentary. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2020;45:755–6.  Pubmed Link

Lubenow T, Nijhuis H. Response to “Complications and Effects of Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Neuropathic Pain: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Denmark.” Neuromodulation 2020;23:1046.  Pubmed Link

Hannon CP, Fillingham YA, Nam D, Courtney PM, Curtin BM, Vigdorchik JM, Buvanendran A, Hamilton WG, Della Valle CJ, AAHKS Anesthesia & Analgesia Clinical Practice Guideline Workgroup. Opioids in Total Joint Arthroplasty: The Clinical Practice Guidelines of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Hip Society, and Knee Society. J Arthroplasty 2020;35:2709–14.  Pubmed Link

Hannon CP, Fillingham YA, Browne JA, Schemitsch EH, AAHKS Anesthesia & Analgesia Clinical Practice Guideline Workgroup, Buvanendran A, Hamilton WG, Della Valle CJ. Gabapentinoids in Total Joint Arthroplasty: The Clinical Practice Guidelines of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Hip Society, and Knee Society. J Arthroplasty 2020;35:2700–3.  Pubmed Link

Fillingham YA, Hannon CP, Erens GA, AAHKS Anesthesia & Analgesia Clinical Practice Guideline Workgroup (Buvanendran A), Hamilton WG, Della Valle CJ. Acetaminophen in Total Joint Arthroplasty: The Clinical Practice Guidelines of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Hip Society, and Knee Society. J Arthroplasty 2020;35:2697–9.  Pubmed Link

Fillingham YA, Hannon CP, Buvanendran A, Hamilton WG, Della Valle CJ. Multimodal Analgesia for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Eliminating Opioids as the Cornerstone of Postoperative Pain Management. J Arthroplasty 2020;35:2695–6.  Pubmed Link

Lopes Vendrami C, Xu X, McCarthy RJ, Shin JS, Goodhartz LA, Horowitz JM, Kim D, Miller FH. Body mass index as an indicator of the likelihood of ultrasound visualization of the appendix in pregnant women with suspicion of appendicitis. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2020;45:2637–46.  Pubmed Link

Lopes Vendrami C, McCarthy RJ, Villavicencio CP, Miller FH. Predicting common solid renal tumors using machine learning models of classification of radiologist-assessed magnetic resonance characteristics. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2020;45:2797–809.  Pubmed Link

Johnston A, Serhal A, Lopes Vendrami C, McCarthy RJ, Komanduri S, Horowitz JM, Nikolaidis P, Miller FH. The abrupt pancreatic duct cutoff sign on MDCT and MRI. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2020;45:2476–84.  Pubmed Link

Ulloa ML, Froyshteter AB, Kret LN, Chang DP, Sarah GE, McCarthy RJ, Barnes SD, Berry-Kravis EM. Anesthetic management of pediatric patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C for intrathecal 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin injection. Paediatr Anaesth 2020;30:766–72.  Pubmed Link

Cohen SP, Bhaskar A, Bhatia A, Buvanendran A, Deer T, Garg S, Hooten WM, Hurley RW, Kennedy DJ, McLean BC, Moon JY, Narouze S, Pangarkar S, Provenzano DA, Rauck R, Sitzman BT, Smuck M, Zundert J van, Vorenkamp K, Wallace MS, Zhao Z. Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for lumbar facet joint pain from a multispecialty, international working group. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2020;45:424–67.  Pubmed Link

Barreveld AM, McCarthy RJ, Elkassabany N, Mariano ER, Sites B, Ghosh R, Buvanendran A. Opioid Stewardship Program and Postoperative Adverse Events: A Difference-in-differences Cohort Study. Anesthesiology 2020;132:1558–68.  Pubmed Link

Nahhas CR, Chalmers PN, Parvizi J, Sporer SM, Berend KR, Moric M, Chen AF, Austin MS, Deirmengian GK, Morris MJ, Della Valle CJ. A Randomized Trial of Static and Articulating Spacers for the Treatment of Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2020;102:778–87.  Pubmed Link

Peralta FM, Wong CA, Higgins N, Toledo P, Jones MJ, McCarthy RJ. Prophylactic Intrathecal Morphine and Prevention of Post-Dural Puncture Headache: A Randomized Double-blind Trial. Anesthesiology 2020;132:1045–52.  Pubmed Link

McCarthy RJ, Ivankovich KG, Ramirez EA, Adams AM, Ramesh AK, Omotosho PA, Buvanendran A. Association of the addition of a transversus abdominis plane block to an enhanced recovery program with opioid consumption, postoperative antiemetic use, and discharge time in patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a retrospective study. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2020;45:180–6.  Pubmed Link

Das V, Kroin JS, Moric M, McCarthy RJ, Buvanendran A. Response to “Antihyperalgesia effect of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activators in a mouse model of postoperative pain.” Reg Anesth Pain Med 2020;45:250–1.  Pubmed Link

Das V, Kroin JS, Moric M, McCarthy RJ, Buvanendran A. Early Treatment With Metformin in a Mice Model of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Reduces Pain and Edema. Anesth Analg 2020;130:525–34.  Pubmed Link