Publications by authors named "Raymond B Kroma"
Objectives: To determine the use of epidural anesthesia compared with regional anesthesia as an adjunct to general anesthesia in thoracic surgery over time, and compare length of stay, overall morbidity, serious morbidity, and mortality between epidural and regional anesthesia when utilized as adjuncts to general anesthesia in thoracic surgery.
Design: Retrospective data analysis from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project data registry, years 2014 to 2022.
Setting: Over 800 U.
Background: Ongoing postoperative pain assessments are vital to optimizing pain management and attenuating the development of poor health outcomes after surgery. This study aimed to characterize acute multidimensional trajectories of pain impact on physical function, sleep, mood, and stress and to examine clinical characteristics and demographics associated with trajectory membership. Additionally, this study compared levels of pain intensity and prescription opioid use at 2 weeks and 1 month postoperatively across acute symptom trajectories.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and health system policies to mitigate inappropriate opioid prescribing practices may have an extended impact on low-dose opioid (e.g., tramadol) and non-opioid (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The objective of this overview is to discuss the development, implementation, data content, and structure of the Uniformed Services University Pain Registry Biobank. Additionally, procedures and policies for accessing samples for pain-related research purposes are detailed.
Design: Cross-sectional overview.