Bhiken I. Naik

Potluri et al1 use an innovative geospatial approach to characterize the current distribution of donor care units (DCUs) across the US and to project the number and location of future DCUs needed to ensure that donors after brain death—in acute care hospitals—are within 180 minutes of a DCU by ground transport.1 This work is timely, as the concept of managing organ donors in specialized, centralized units is broadly supported by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,...

PLOS ONE, Jul 2023 Objective To compare efficacy of oral versus intravenous (IV) methadone on postoperative pain and opioid requirements after spine surgery. Methods This was a retrospective, single-academic center cohort study evaluating 1010 patients who underwent >3 level spine surgery from January 2017 to May 2020 and received a one-time dose of oral or intravenous methadone prior to surgery.

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Abstract Objective To compare efficacy of oral versus intravenous (IV) methadone on postoperative pain and opioid requirements after spine surgery. Methods This was a retrospective, single-academic center cohort study evaluating 1010 patients who underwent >3 level spine surgery from January 2017 to May 2020 and received a one-time dose of oral or intravenous methadone prior to surgery.