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Perioperative

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Perioperative Clinical Studies

Study Title and PI Funding Source ClinicalTrials.gov Number (if applicable) Brief Summary
Pre-operative Erector Spinae Plane block (ESPBs) vs Pre-operative Transversus Abdominus Plane blocks (TAPs) for satisfactory analgesia following Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) flaps surgery
PI: Tara Notarianni
Investigator Initiated NCT06091241 The study is designed to explore whether preoperative bilateral ESPBs could provide equivalent pain control as a regional analgesic for patients undergoing DIEP flap surgery when compared to preoperative bilateral TAPs. 
Chronic Pain Post-Craniotomy
PI: Adam Reese
Investigator Initiated   This study is designed to assess how effective current pain control methods are and assess pain development for patients during the sixty-day period following craniotomy.

Recent Publications

The Use of Dissemination and Implementation to Improve Multimodal Analgesia in Head and Neck Surgery
Yelizaveta Shnayder, Maraya M. Baumanis, Adam Brown, Adam Reese, Andrés M. Bur, Kiran Kakarala, Kevin J. Sykes
Laryngoscope. 2022. Online ahead of print.

Recommendations for Effective Documentation in Regional Anesthesia: An Expert Panel Delphi Consensus Project
Hassan M. Ahmed, Benjamin P. Atterton, Gillian G. Crowe…John-Paul Pozek, et al.
Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022; 47(5): 301-308.

Periocular Manifestation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Novel Perioperative Screening Tool
Megan Folsom, James Gigantelli, Brent Timperley, Kurtis Johnson, Danstan Bagenda, Huiling Pang, Sheila Ellis
Obes Surg. 2022; 32(4): 1103-1109.

Evaluation of Liposomal Bupivacaine at Split-Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites Through a Randomized, Controlled Trial
Katie G. Egan, Rachel Guest, Lauren M. Sinik, Niaman Nazir, Martin De Ruyter, Satish Ponnuru, Dhaval Bhavsar
J Burn Care Res. 2021; 42(6): 1280-1285.

Effects of Pre-Operative Isolation on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications After Elective Surgery: An International Prospective Cohort Study
COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative (Megan Folsom)
Anaesthesia. 2021; 76(11): 1454-1464.

All archived Perioperative publications

KU School of Medicine

University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Mailstop 1034
Kansas City, KS 66160
913-588-6670