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Dexamethasone as adjuvant to bupivacaine prolongs the duration of thermal antinociception and prevents bupivacaine-induced rebound hyperalgesia via regional mechanism in a mouse sciatic nerve block model by An, Ke, Elkassabany, Nabil M, Liu, Jiabin

“…Dexamethasone has been studied as an effective adjuvant to prolong the analgesia duration of local anesthetics in peripheral nerve block. However, the route of…”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Regional versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery in Adults by NEUMAN, Mark D, SILBER, Jeffrey H, ELKASSABANY, Nabil M, LUDWIG, Justin M, FLEISHER, Lee A

“…Hip fracture is a common, morbid, and costly event among older adults. Data are inconclusive as to whether epidural or spinal (regional) anesthesia improves…”
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Low Albumin Levels, More Than Morbid Obesity, Are Associated With Complications After TKA by Nelson, Charles L., Elkassabany, Nabil M., Kamath, Atul F., Liu, Jiabin

“…Background Morbid obesity and malnutrition are thought to be associated with more frequent perioperative complications after TKA. However, morbid obesity and…”
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Music versus midazolam during preoperative nerve block placements: a prospective randomized controlled study by Graff, Veena, Cai, Lu, Badiola, Ignacio, Elkassabany, Nabil M

“…Background and objectivesMusic medicine is a non-pharmacologic intervention that is virtually harm-free, relatively inexpensive and has been shown to…”
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Pro and Con: How Important Is the Exact Location of Adductor Canal and Femoral Triangle Blocks? by Woodworth, Glenn E., Arner, Andrew, Nelsen, Sylvia, Nada, Eman, Elkassabany, Nabil M.

“…In this Pro-Con commentary article, we debate the importance of anterior thigh block locations for analgesia following total knee arthroplasty. The debate is…”
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Response to the Kendall Letter by Elkassabany, Nabil M

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Analgesic efficacy of adding the IPACK block to a multimodal analgesia protocol for primary total knee arthroplasty by Ochroch, Jason, Qi, Victor, Badiola, Ignacio, Grosh, Taras, Cai, Lu, Graff, Veena, Nelson, Charles, Israelite, Craig, Elkassabany, Nabil M

“…Background and objectivesPeripheral nerve blocks have been integrated into most multimodal analgesia protocols for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The adductor…”
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Improved Quality of Recovery from Ambulatory Shoulder Surgery After Implementation of a Multimodal Perioperative Pain Management Protocol by Elkassabany, Nabil M, Wang, Anthony, Ochroch, Jason, Mattera, Matthew, Liu, Jiabin, Kuntz, Andrew

“…Abstract Objectives Pain control after shoulder arthroscopy can be challenging, often relying on opioids. The study aims to measure the quality of recovery…”
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The Risk of Falls After Total Knee Arthroplasty with the Use of a Femoral Nerve Block Versus an Adductor Canal Block: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Study by Elkassabany, Nabil M., Antosh, Sean, Ahmed, Moustafa, Nelson, Charles, Israelite, Craig, Badiola, Ignacio, Cai, Lu F., Williams, Rebekah, Hughes, Christopher, Mariano, Edward R., Liu, Jiabin

“…BACKGROUND:Adductor canal block (ACB) has emerged as an appealing alternative to femoral nerve block (FNB) that produces a predominantly sensory nerve block by…”
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Hypoalbuminemia More Than Morbid Obesity is an Independent Predictor of Complications After Total Hip Arthroplasty by Walls, Jason D., MD, Abraham, Daniel, MD, Nelson, Charles L., MD, Kamath, Atul F., MD, Elkassabany, Nabil M., MD, MSCE, Liu, Jiabin, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Health care reform is directing clinical practice towards improving outcomes and minimizing complications. Preoperative identification of high-risk…”
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Is there a correlation between Altmetric Attention Scores and citation count in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine journal articles? by Grosh, Taras, Kim, James, Graff, Veena, Mariano, Edward R, Elkassabany, Nabil M

“…Discussion There was a weak, but statistically significant, positive correlation between the number of citations and AAS for the top 100 cited articles in RAPM…”
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Updates on multimodal analgesia and regional anesthesia for total knee arthroplasty patients by Kandarian, Brandon S., Elkassabany, Nabil M., Tamboli, Mallika, Mariano, Edward R.

“…The subspecialty of regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine (RAAPM) is in a position to lead changes that may impact the current opioid crisis. At the…”
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Aiming to Refine the Interscalene Block: Another Bullseye or Missing the Mark? by Elkassabany, Nabil M, Mariano, Edward R

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Cross sectional study of Twitter (X) use among academic anesthesiology departments in the United States by Mazzeffi, Michael, Strickland, Lindsay, Coffman, Zachary, Miller, Braden, Hilton, Ebony, Kohan, Lynn, Keneally, Ryan, McNaull, Peggy, Elkassabany, Nabil

“…Twitter (recently renamed X) is used by academic anesthesiology departments as a social media platform for various purposes. We hypothesized that Twitter (X)…”
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Pain Management, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics by Grosh, Taras, Elkassabany, Nabil M.

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Impact of transition of medical journals from print to online-only on their scholarly performance by Singla, Priyanka, Tsang, Siny, Mazzeffi, Michael, Jones, Lucy Carr, Denton, Andrea H., Elkassabany, Nabil

“…Many scientific journals have made the transition from print and online to online-only publication. The printed version offers something tangible that carries…”
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Hospital Characteristics, Inpatient Processes of Care, and Readmissions of Older Adults with Hip Fractures by Elkassabany, Nabil M., Passarella, Molly, Mehta, Samir, Liu, Jiabin, Neuman, Mark D.

“…Objectives To determine hospital‐level predictors of readmission after hip fracture or potentially related inpatient care processes. Design Retrospective…”
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Response to letter, ‘Music therapy as sole anxiolytic may not replace standard pharmaceutical agents, but it is definitely contributory’ by Dr Bhakta and Dr Harmon by Graff, Veena, Cai, Lu, Badiola, Ignacio, Elkassabany, Nabil M

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Enhanced Recovery After Shoulder Arthroplasty by Grosh, Taras, Elkassabany, Nabil M

“…Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols depend on multidisciplinary care and should be peer-reviewed and data-driven. ERAS has reduced hospital length…”
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PECS2 or PICK2 by Elkassabany, Nabil M, Mariano, Edward R, Kopp, Sandra, Albrecht, Eric, Wolmarans, Morné, El-Boghdadly, Kariem

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