2021
American Rhinologic Society expert practice statement: Postoperative pain management and opioid use after sinonasal surgery
Lee J, Levine C, Overdevest J, Higgins T, Manes R, Myhill J, Soler Z. American Rhinologic Society expert practice statement: Postoperative pain management and opioid use after sinonasal surgery. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2021, 11: 1296-1307. PMID: 34251080, DOI: 10.1002/alr.22847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative painPain managementSinonasal surgeryNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsUse of gabapentinPostoperative pain managementUse of opioidsEvidence-based recommendationsAnti-inflammatory drugsNonopioid medicationsPain controlOpioid usePreoperative counselingLocal anesthesiaPractice statementsPainSurgeryDelphi approachMedicationsOpioidsGabapentinAnesthesia
2020
Patterns in Pain and Opiate Use after Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Ndon S, Spock T, Torabi S, Manes R. Patterns in Pain and Opiate Use after Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. Otolaryngology 2020, 162: 969-978. PMID: 32284006, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820915472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic sinus surgeryNarcotic usePain managementSinus surgeryOpiate usePostoperative day 1 painTertiary referral medical centerBilateral maxillary antrostomiesHigher narcotic usePostoperative opiate useEffective pain managementPostoperative day 0Referral medical centerPostoperative day 3Academic medical facilityOxycodone-acetaminophenPostoperative periodSurgical factorsCase seriesNasal packingTotal ethmoidectomyOpiate prescriptionPatients' opinionsFrontal sinusotomyMaxillary antrostomy