Scholars@Duke
Muhammad Farooq Anwar

Muhammad Farooq Anwar

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Pain Management
3404 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609

Selected Publications

Improving interprofessional collaboration in pain clinics through simulation: a longitudinal Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale assessment

Journal Article BMJ Open Quality · April 2025 BackgroundInterprofessional collaboration (IPC) is vital for delivering safe, holistic patient care, particularly in outpatient interventional pain clinics where precision and teamwork are crucial. Despite its imp ... Full text Cite

Ensuring Access to Pain Care

Journal Article ASA Monitor · June 2024 Full text Open Access Cite

Multidisciplinary simulation of local anaesthetic systemic toxicity improves diagnostic and treatment skills and self-confidence for pain clinic procedural staff.

Journal Article BMJ Open Qual · April 2023 UNLABELLED: Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a rare complication after outpatient interventional pain procedures, which can present as an emergent and life-threatening condition. Proficiency and confidence in managing this rare situation neces ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prophylactic external beam radiation therapy for keloid prevention in thyroid surgery patients

Journal Article Gland Surgery · January 1, 2021 Background: Poor cosmesis, secondary to keloid or hypertrophic scar, following thyroid surgery may cause considerable patient distress and be a significant challenge to treat. In this case series we examined the efficacy of prophylactic external beam radia ... Full text Cite

Exparel for Postoperative Pain Management: a Comprehensive Review.

Journal Article Curr Pain Headache Rep · October 23, 2020 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Multimodal pain management is the most effective way to treat postsurgical pain. However, the use of opioids for acute pain management has unfortunately been a significant contributor to the current opioid epidemic. The use of opioids sh ... Full text Link to item Cite

Responsible, Safe, and Effective Use of Antithrombotics and Anticoagulants in Patients Undergoing Interventional Techniques: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines

Journal Article Pain Physician · January 11, 2019 Background: Interventional pain management involves diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain. This specialty utilizes minimally invasive procedures to target therapeutics to the central nervous system and the spinal column. A subset of patients enco ... Full text Cite

Predictive factors and rates of fusion in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion utilizing rhBMP-2 or mesenchymal stem cells

Journal Article International Journal of Spine Surgery · January 1, 2019 Background: Several fusion adjuncts exist to enhance fusion rates during minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF). The objective of this study was to compare fusion rates in patients undergoing MI-TLIF with either rhBMP-2 or cell ... Full text Open Access Cite

Responsible, Safe, and Effective Use of Antithrombotics and Anticoagulants in Patients Undergoing Interventional Techniques: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines.

Journal Article Pain Physician · January 2019 BACKGROUND: Interventional pain management involves diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain. This specialty utilizes minimally invasive procedures to target therapeutics to the central nervous system and the spinal column. A subset of patients encountered ... Link to item Cite

Comparing the Incidence of Index Level Fusion Following Minimally Invasive Versus Open Lumbar Microdiscectomy

Journal Article Global Spine Journal · February 1, 2018 Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: To determine the incidence of index level fusion following open or minimally invasive lumbar microdiscectomy. Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of 174 patients with a symptomatic single-level ... Full text Open Access Cite

Electrophysiological identification of nonrecurrent laryngeal nerves.

Journal Article Laryngoscope · September 2017 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: The nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) is a common anatomic variation of the right recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), which has been associated with an increased risk of injury during thyroid and parathyroid surgery. We suggest that e ... Full text Link to item Cite

Immunohistochemistry as a reliable method for detection of BRAF-V600E mutation in melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of current published literature.

Journal Article J Surg Res · June 15, 2016 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The BRAF-V600E mutation is associated with tumor aggressiveness and poor prognosis in melanoma patients. Identification of this mutation is clinically important as we now have Food and Drug Administration-approved targeted therapies, such as BR ... Full text Link to item Cite

The significance of enlarged cervical lymph nodes in diagnosing thyroid cancer.

Journal Article J Cancer Res Ther · 2016 INTRODUCTION: We aim to investigate the significance of enlarged cervical lymph nodes (ECLN) identified by initial surgeon-performed ultrasound (US) as a tool for determining the risk of malignancy in the patients presenting with suspicious thyroid nodules ... Full text Link to item Cite

Decision analytic modeling in spinal surgery: a methodologic overview with review of current published literature.

Journal Article Spine J · October 1, 2015 Featured Publication BACKGROUND CONTEXT: In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of decision analysis studies in the spine literature. Although there are several published reviews on the different types of decision analysis (cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The significance of enlarged cervical lymph nodes in diagnosing thyroid cancer

Journal Article Journal of the American College of Surgeons · October 2014 Full text Cite

Alternative and herbal Pharmaceuticals

Chapter · December 1, 2011 The use of alternative medicines such as minerals, vitamins, and herbal products has increased dramatically in recent years. Reasons for such an increase in prevalence include anecdotal reports on efficacy, impressive advertisement, lower cost of products ... Full text Cite

Buprenorphine in postoperative pain management.

Journal Article Anesthesiol Clin · December 2010 Several decades ago, the analgesic properties of buprenorphine were discovered. Its approval for the use as an agent for the treatment of opioid abuse has led to increasing numbers of patients presenting for surgery on buprenorphine. This article describes ... Full text Link to item Cite

Dextromethorphan

Chapter · January 1, 2010 Generic Names: dextromethorphan, dextromethorphan hydrobromide Brand Names/Trade Names: Tussionex™, Polistirex™ Extended Release suspension, Robitussin™ DM Manufacturer: Covidien Pharmaceuticals (a division of Malinckrodt), 15 Hampshire Street, Mansfield, ... Full text Cite

The self-reporting of psychiatric medications in patients scheduled for elective surgery.

Journal Article J Clin Anesth · December 1999 STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine by survey the percentage of patients, over the age of 21 years, reporting for elective surgery who also are taking psychotropic medications. DESIGN: Institution-approved, anonymous survey. SETTING: Teaching hospital. PATIENTS: ... Full text Link to item Cite

Do anticoagulation with heparin and protamine reversal alter thrombogenicity of coated and noncoated pulmonary artery catheters?

Journal Article J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth · August 1999 OBJECTIVE: To clarify the role of anticoagulation with heparin and protamine reversal on the effectiveness of heparin bonding or coating of pulmonary artery catheters in preventing thrombus formation in the Rhesus monkey. DESIGN: A controlled, unblinded, o ... Full text Link to item Cite

Responses to propofol in the pulmonary vascular bed of the rat.

Journal Article Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · April 1999 BACKGROUND: Although a great deal is known about responses to propofol, controversy remains about its mechanism of action. The present study was undertaken to investigate the direct effects of 2,6-diisopropyl phenol, disodium edetate, and its intralipid em ... Full text Link to item Cite

Introducers and protective sleeves may increase thrombogenicity of pulmonary artery catheters.

Journal Article J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth · April 1999 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the cause of clot formation on the surface of non-heparin coated/bonded pulmonary artery catheters. DESIGN: A controlled, unblinded, open-labeled study. SETTING: Research laboratory at Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA. P ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary vasodilation by ketamine is mediated in part by L-type calcium channels.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · October 1998 UNLABELLED: We studied the effects of ketamine in the isolated rat lung under conditions of increased pulmonary arterial pressure using the thromboxane A2 mimic, U46619, and in response to ventilatory hypoxia. Ketamine caused dose-dependent vasodilation, a ... Full text Link to item Cite