Halena M. Gazelka

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Halena M. Gazelka is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Surgery and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Halena M. Gazelka has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 34 papers in Surgery and 30 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Halena M. Gazelka's work include Anesthesia and Pain Management (31 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (30 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (29 papers). Halena M. Gazelka is often cited by papers focused on Anesthesia and Pain Management (31 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (30 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (29 papers). Halena M. Gazelka collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and India. Halena M. Gazelka's co-authors include Elizabeth B. Habermann, Daniel S. Ubl, Cornelius A. Thiels, Robert R. Cima, Tim J. Lamer, Kristine T. Hanson, Tad M. Mabry, Susan M. Moeschler, David O. Warner and W. Michael Hooten and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, Annals of Surgery and Pain.

In The Last Decade

Halena M. Gazelka

57 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Wide Variation and Overprescription of Opioids After Elective Surgery
    2017 269 citations Cornelius A. Thiels, Stephanie S. Anderson et al. Annals of Surgery profile →

Peers

Halena M. Gazelka
D. Norman Buckley Canada
Jennifer M. Hah United States
Harsha Shanthanna Canada
Frank Huygen Netherlands
W.A. Macrae United Kingdom
Maurice Theunissen Netherlands
Peter H. Pan United States
Manuel Wenk Germany
Hans‐Fritz Gramke Netherlands
Dermot R. Fitzgibbon United States
D. Norman Buckley Canada
Halena M. Gazelka
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Halena M. Gazelka

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All Works

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Gudmundsdottir, Hallbera, Daniel S. Ubl, Kathleen J. Yost, et al.. (2022). Finding the Balance Between Reduced Opioid Prescribing and Patient-reported Pain Management Among General Surgery Patients. Annals of Surgery. 278(2). 208–215. 7 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Julie L., et al.. (2022). Multidisciplinary Controlled Substance Advisory Group Provides Support to the Primary Care Provider. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 97(5). 830–834. 2 indexed citations
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Philpot, Lindsey M., et al.. (2021). Why we still prescribe so many opioids: A qualitative study on barriers and facilitators to prescribing guideline implementation. Journal of Opioid Management. 17(2). 115–124. 4 indexed citations
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Hopkins, Thomas J., et al.. (2020). Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Interventional Pain and Procedures. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 23(10). 1386–1391. 2 indexed citations
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Yolcu, Yagiz U., Waseem Wahood, Anshit Goyal, et al.. (2020). Is postoperative atelectasis following lumbar fusion more prevalent among patients with chronic opioid use?. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 199. 106308–106308. 1 indexed citations
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Wyles, Cody C., Mario Hevesi, Daniel S. Ubl, et al.. (2020). Implementation of Procedure-Specific Opioid Guidelines. JBJS Open Access. 5(1). e0050–e0050. 27 indexed citations
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Goyal, Anshit, Archis R. Bhandarkar, Panagiotis Kerezoudis, et al.. (2020). Trends in Utilization and Cost of Inpatient Spinal Cord Stimulation: Analysis of Data from 2008 to 2014. World Neurosurgery. 147. e171–e188. 2 indexed citations
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Wahood, Waseem, Yagiz U. Yolcu, Anshit Goyal, et al.. (2020). Chronic opioid use is associated with increased postoperative urinary retention, length of stay and non-routine discharge following lumbar fusion surgery. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 197. 106161–106161. 8 indexed citations
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Warner, Nafisseh S., David O. Warner, W. Michael Hooten, et al.. (2020). The System Is Broken: A Qualitative Assessment of Opioid Prescribing Practices After Spine Surgery. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 95(9). 1906–1915. 6 indexed citations
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Wyles, Cody C., Cornelius A. Thiels, Mario Hevesi, et al.. (2020). Patient Opioid Requirements Are Often Far Less Than Their Discharge Prescription After Orthopaedic Surgery: the Results of a Prospective Multicenter Survey. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 29(7). e345–e353. 9 indexed citations
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Gazelka, Halena M., et al.. (2020). Opioids in Older Adults: Indications, Prescribing, Complications, and Alternative Therapies for Primary Care. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 95(4). 793–800. 28 indexed citations
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Lamer, Tim J., Susan M. Moeschler, Halena M. Gazelka, et al.. (2019). <p>The effect of spinal cord stimulation on pain medication reduction in intractable spine and limb pain: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials and meta-analysis</p>. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 12. 1311–1324. 48 indexed citations
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Lamer, Tim J., Susan M. Moeschler, Halena M. Gazelka, et al.. (2019). Spinal Stimulation for the Treatment of Intractable Spine and Limb Pain. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 94(8). 1475–1487. 33 indexed citations
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Ziegelmann, Matthew, Jason Joseph, Amy E. Glasgow, et al.. (2019). Wide Variation in Opioid Prescribing After Urological Surgery in Tertiary Care Centers. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 94(2). 262–274. 32 indexed citations
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Thiels, Cornelius A., Stephanie S. Anderson, Daniel S. Ubl, et al.. (2017). Wide Variation and Overprescription of Opioids After Elective Surgery. Annals of Surgery. 266(4). 564–573. 269 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kramer, Neha M., et al.. (2017). Challenges to Safe and Effective Pain Management in Patients With Super Obesity: Case Report and Literature Review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 55(3). 1047–1052. 5 indexed citations
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Lamer, Tim J., et al.. (2016). Safety of Lumbar Spine Radiofrequency Procedures in Patients Who Have Posterior Spinal Hardware. Pain Medicine. 17(9). 1634–1637. 10 indexed citations
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Lamer, Tim J., et al.. (2016). Spinal Cord Stimulation for Treatment of Neuropathic Pain Associated With Erythromelalgia. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 41(5). 619–620. 13 indexed citations
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Gazelka, Halena M., et al.. (2015). (382) Spinal cord stimulation for treatment neuropathic pain associated with erythromelalgia. Journal of Pain. 16(4). S71–S71. 1 indexed citations
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Go, Ronald S., et al.. (2003). Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma: complete remission with fludarabine. Annals of Hematology. 82(4). 247–250. 12 indexed citations

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