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Joshua Ryan Dooley

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Regional
Box 3094 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
2301 Erwin Road, 5691D Hafs Bldg, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications


The relative analgesic value of a femoral nerve block versus adductor canal block following total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, controlled, double-blinded study.

Journal Article Korean J Anesthesiol · October 2020 BACKGROUND: Multiple comparative studies report that adductor canal blocks provide similar pain relief to femoral nerve blocks following total knee arthroplasty. However, adductor canal blockade fails to anesthetize several important femoral nerve branches ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

De novo belatacept in clinical vascularized composite allotransplantation.

Journal Article Am J Transplant · July 2018 Most immunosuppressive regimens used in clinical vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) have been calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)-based. As such, most recipients have experienced CNI-related side effects. Costimulation blockade, specifically CD28/B7 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Contralateral local anesthetic spread from an outpatient interscalene catheter.

Journal Article Can J Anaesth · October 2010 PURPOSE: Ambulatory continuous infusions have been associated with improved analgesia and few serious complications. This report describes an unusual case of a patient with a continuous interscalene nerve block who developed a contralateral upper extremity ... Full text Link to item Cite

Computed tomography-guided bilateral transdiscal superior hypogastric plexus neurolysis.

Journal Article Pain Med · April 2008 OBJECTIVE: This report describes a case of computed tomography (CT)-guided bilateral posteromedian transdiscal approach to the superior hypogastric plexus with neurolysis for treatment of intractable abdominal pain secondary to metastatic prostate cancer. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Surgical field hemostasis

Journal Article Anesthesiology Clinics of North America · 1999 In this article, the authors discuss the action of several drugs in the forefront of hemostasis, starting with desmopressin, which has the longest track record, to the newer agents, aprotinin, tranexamic, acid, and epsilon- aminocaproic acid. They also dis ... Full text Cite