International Articles published by Dr. Kalava on Pain Management and Ketamine
- Kalava A, Pham K, Okon S (April 03, 2024) Cryoneurolysis of the Subcostal Nerve: A Technical Description and Case Report. Cureus 16(4)
- Kalava A, Mihaylov S V, Austin H, et al. (February 28, 2024) Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for a Refractory Case of Postherpetic Neuralgia in the Upper Limb: A Case Report. Cureus 16(2): e55168
- Kalava A, Khan A A, Mihaylov S V (November 27, 2023) Post-renal Transplantation Triple Neuralgia: A Case Report. Cureus 15(11): e49518
- Hampton H, Kalava A (August 30, 2023) Ischiorectal Approach to Cryoablation of the Pudendal Nerve Using a Handheld Device: A Report of Two Cases. Cureus 15(8): e44377 >>Learn More
- Kalava A, Benyahia S A, Tico Calzada R, et al. (June 25, 2023) Efficacy of Stellate Ganglion Block in Treating Long-Term COVID-19-Related Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunction: A Case Series. Cureus 15(6): e40929 >>Learn More
- Kalava A, Crowley M, Parsonis G, et al. (April 17, 2023) Efficacy of Pudendal Nerve Blocks and Ultrasound-Guided Superior Hypogastric Plexus Blocks for the Management of Refractory Interstitial Cystitis: A Case Series. Cureus 15(4): e37709
- Ambai V T, Atawala N, Kalava A (February 10, 2023) Urticaria After Lidocaine Use for Pecto-Intercostal Nerve Block. Cureus 15(2): e34834
- Kalava A, Ambai V, Atawala N, Estrada E, Suresh N, Use of thoracic paravertebral nerve blocks to manage symptomatic multiple sclerosis “hug” Neuroimmunology Reports Volume 2, 2022.
- Preuss CV, Kalava A, King KC. Prescription of Controlled Substances: Benefits and Risks. 2021 Feb 17. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2021 Jan–. PMID: 30726003 >>Learn More
- Kalava A, Chambers T J, Hoffman J F (August 25, 2020) Bilateral Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Blocks for Open Gastrostomy in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Cureus 12(8): e10014. doi:10.7759/cureus.10014
- Abby Pribish, Nicole Wood, Arun Kalava, “A Review of Nonanesthetic Uses of Ketamine“, Anesthesiology Research and Practice, vol. 2020, Article ID 5798285, 15 pages, 2020>>>Learn More
- Anesthesia Alert: 8 Little-Known Facts About Ketamine – Anesthetic and Analgesic Properties that make Special K Special
- Kalava A, Arslan OE, McClain RL. Supraspinatus plane block: A novel approach to suprascapular nerve block for rotator cuff repair. J Clin Anesth. 2019 Mar 6;57:20-21 >>> Learn More
- Mannino N, Kalava A. Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Urological Procedures, ASRA Newsletter, 11/2018
- Kalava A, Pribish AM. Postoperative atrial fibrillation after cesarean delivery. Rom J Anaesth Intensive Care. 2018 Oct;25(2):111-116. doi: 10.21454/rjaic.7518.252.klv. PubMed PMID: 30393767 >>> Learn More
- Kalava A, Pribish AM. T1 Paravertebral Catheter for Postoperative Pain Management After First Rib Resection for Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Case Report A & A Practice January 15, 2018
- Pribish AM, Kalava A. Are paravertebral nerve blocks an answer to pain after iliac crest bone marrow biopsy? J Clin Anesth. 2017 Dec 15;45:22. PubMed PMID: 29253767
- Kalava A, Camporesi E, Illig KA, Robards CB. T1, T2 paraverterbal blocks provide opioid sparing in first rib resection for thoracic outlet syndrome. J Clin Anesth. 2017 Dec 4;45:4-5 PubMed PMID: 29216506
- Kalava A, Pribish AM, Wiegand LR Pudendal nerve blocks in men undergoing urethroplasty: A Case Series, Romanian Journal of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2017 Vol 24 No 2, 159-162 PubMed PMID:
29090268 >>> Learn More - AE Ardon, RR Reed, RL McClain, A Kalava, J Lee, J Redmond, R Greengrass, Continuous L2 Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Direct Anterior Hip Arthroplasty: A case series, Middle Eastern Journal of Anesthesiology 24 (1), 35-42, February 2017 >>> Learn More
- Kalava A, Clendenen S, McKinney JM, Bojaxhi E, Greengrass R, Bilateral thoracic paravertebral nerve blocks for placement of percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a case series, Romanian Journal of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2016 Vol 23 No 2, 149-153 PubMed PMID: 28913488 >>> Learn more
- Bojaxhi E, Kalava A, Greengrass R. Utilization of paravertebral nerve blocks as part of a multimodal analgesic regimen in a patient with Bernard-Soulier syndrome undergoing a Nuss procedure Romanian Journal of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2016 Vol 23 No 1, 67-71 PubMed PMID: 28913478 >>> Learn More
- Kalava A, Clark K, McIntyre J, Yarmush JM, Lizardo T. Mistaken Endobronchial Placement of a Nasogastric Tube During Mandibular Fracture Surgery. Anesth Prog. 2015 Fall; 62(3): 114-117 PubMed PMID: 26398128 >>> Learn More
- Kalava A, Ravindranath S, Bronshteyn I, R S Munjal, SchianodiCola J, Yarmush JM. Typing Skills of Physicians in Training. Journal of Graduate Medical Education, March 2014, Vol. 6, No. 1 PubMed PMID: 24701328 >>> Learn More
- Kalava A, Lam N, What’s new in Regional Anesthesiology? Introduction to the Pecs Block, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Newsletter, February 2014
- Kalava A, Darji SJ, Kalstein A, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J, Weinberg J. Efficacy of ginger on intraoperative and postoperative nausea and vomiting in elective cesarean section patients. European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2013 Mar 16;169(2):184-8 PubMedPMID: 23510951
- Kalava A, Mardakh S, Weinberg J, SchianodiCola J, Yarmush JM, Ahmed KY. Anesthetic Management of Undiagnosed Advanced Extrauterine Pregnancy under Combined Spinal Epidural Anesthesia, Journal of Anesthesiology and Clinical Science, 2012 Nov 3
- Kalava A, Midha M, Kurnutala LN, SchianodiCola J, Yarmush JM. How clean are the overhead lights in operating rooms? American Journal of Infection Control, 2013 Apr;41(4):387-8. PubMed PMID: 23062578
- Kalava A, Kalstein A, Koyfman S, Mardakh S, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J. Pulseless electrical activity during electroconvulsive therapy: a case report. BMC Anesthesiology. 2012 May 31;12:8 PubMed PMID:22650157 >>> Learn More
PRESENTATIONS
T1, T2 Paravertebral Nerve Blocks for Post Operative Analgesia After First Rib Resection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, European Society of Regional Anesthesia, Maastricht, Netherlands, 9/2016 Typing Skills of Physicians in Training, New York Academy of Medicine Anesthesiology Residents’ Night, New York, NY, 9/2013
Efficacy of Ginger on Intraoperative and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Elective Cesarean Section Patients, New York Academy of Medicine Anesthesiology Residents Night, New York, NY, 10/2012
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER
Lower Extremity Blocks, Greengrass R, Kalava A, Recent Advances in Anesthesiology: Vol. 1 >>> Learn More
ABSTRACTS / PUBLICATIONS
Kalava A, Pribish A, Paravertebral Nerve Blocks can Effectively Control Postoperative Pain following Iliac Crest Bone Marrow Biopsy, ASRA, April, 2018, New York, NY
Kalava A, Pribish A T1 Paravertebral Catheter for Effective Control of Postoperative Pain following First Rib Resection for Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, ASRA, April, 2018, New York, NY
Kalava A, Dalvi P, Melloni G, Illig K, Mangar D, Camporesi E, Continuous T 1 Paravertebral Catheter Infusion Provides Significant Opioid Sparing After First Rib Resection, Anesthesiology, 2017, Boston MA
Kalava A, A Pribish, LR Wiegand, Pudendal Nerve Blocks in Men Undergoing Anterior Urethroplasty: a Case Series, European Society of Regional Anesthesia, Lugano, Switzerland, 9/2017
Kalava A, Sharour A, Dalvi P, Coleman D, Illig K, Camporesi K, T1, T2 Paravertebral Nerve Blocks Provide Significant Opioid Sparing in Patients Undergoing First Rib Resection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ASRA, San Francisco, CA, 04/2017
B March, D Sella, R Paz-Fumagalli, S Clendenen, A Kalava. Percutaneous Radiologic Gastrostomy in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Safety of the Procedure and Report of Early Experience with Paravertebral Block for Regional Anesthesia, Society of Interventional Radiology, Washington, DC, 03/2017
Kalava A, Forlini J, Use of Bilateral Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Blocks as Sole Anesthetic for Open Gastrostomy in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ASRA, New Orleans, LA, 03/2016
Kalava A, Brown B, Robards C, Bojaxhi E, Regional Anesthesia and Perioperative Pain Management for Nuss Procedure in a Patient with Bernard-Soulier Syndrome, ASRA, Las Vegas, NV, 05/2015
Brown B, Kalava A, McClain R, Greengrass R, Continuous Brachial Plexus Block for Management of Dystonia Associated with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, ASRA, Las Vegas, NV, 05/2015
Kalava A, Clendenen S, Greengrass R, Bilateral Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Blocks for Placement of Percutaneous Radiologic Gastrostomy in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, SIMPAR, Rome, Italy, 03/2015
Annaiah S, Kalava A, Crane A, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J, Weinberg J. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York, 12/2013
Kalava A, Midha M, Leung S, Yarmush JM. Rhabdomyolysis after Prolonged Foot Surgery, Anesthesiology, 2013, San Francisco, CA
Kalava A, Mignosi K, Yarmush JM, Schianodicola J, Weinberg J. Atrial Fibrillation after Cesarean Delivery, Anesthesiology, 2013, San Francisco, CA
Kalava A, Jafari S, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J. Management of Unremitting Sickle Cell Pain in a Difficult Patient, 38th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, Boston, MA, 05/2013
Kurnutala LN, Kalava A, Kamath SH, Fong W, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J. How Vigilant are we during Robotic Laparoscopic Surgery? Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York, 12/2012
Kalava A, Midha M, Kurnutala LN, SchianodiCola J, Yarmush J. How Clean are the Overhead Lights in Operating Rooms? Anesthesiology, Washington, DC, 10/2012
Kalava A, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J, Weinberg J. Atrial Fibrillation with Rapid Ventricular Response after an Elective Cesarean Section: A case report. Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York, 12/2011
Kalava A, Weinberg J, Yarmush JM, Jayakumar M, SchianodiCola J. Efficacy of Ginger on Intraoperative and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Elective Cesarean Section Patients. Anesthesiology, Chicago, IL, 10/2011
Kalava A, Kalstein-Apple A, Mardakh S, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J. Pulseless Electrical Activity during Electroconvulsive therapy. Anesthesiology, Chicago, IL, 10/2011
Tirumala SR, Kalava A, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J, Beyzman A. Extensive Barotrauma During Jet Ventilation. Anesthesiology, Chicago, IL, 10/2011
Mardakh S, Kalava A, Weinberg J, Yarmush JM, Ahmed KY. Anesthetic Management of an Undiagnosed Advanced Extrauterine Pregnancy under Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia. Anesthesiology, Chicago, IL, 10/2011
