Wanda Popescu, MD

• Alan Dardik
• Daniel Boffa
• John Elefteriades

Anesthesiology; Education, Medical; Laparoscopy; Gastric Bypass

• Off-Pump Methacrylate Cement Pulmonary EmbolectomyUdelsman B, Credaroli E, Notarianni A, Elefteriades J, Boffa D, Popescu W. Off-Pump Methacrylate Cement Pulmonary Embolectomy. Annals Of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports 2023, 1: 49-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.atssr.2022.09.001.
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage for Prevention of Spinal Cord Ischemia in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Surgery—Pros and ConsEllauzi H, Arora H, Elefteriades J, Zaffar M, Ellauzi R, Popescu W. Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage for Prevention of Spinal Cord Ischemia in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Surgery—Pros and Cons. Aorta 2022, 10: 290-297. PMID: 36539146, PMCID: PMC9767776, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757792.
• Chapter 53 Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic SurgeryTeeter E, Afonso A, Popescu W. Chapter 53 Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery. 2022, 766-774. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-71301-6.00053-6.
• Neuraxial Anesthesia for Hybrid Lower Extremity Revascularization Is Associated With Reduced Perioperative MorbidityFereydooni A, O'Meara T, Popescu W, Dardik A, Chaar C. Neuraxial Anesthesia for Hybrid Lower Extremity Revascularization Is Associated With Reduced Perioperative Morbidity. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 70: e48-e50. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.06.075.
• Lung Isolation in Patients with Difficult AirwaysTran D, Popescu W. Lung Isolation in Patients with Difficult Airways. 2019, 323-336. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-00859-8_18.
• Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)Batchelor TJP, Rasburn NJ, Abdelnour-Berchtold E, Brunelli A, Cerfolio RJ, Gonzalez M, Ljungqvist O, Petersen RH, Popescu WM, Slinger PD, Naidu B. Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS). European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2018, 55: 91-115. PMID: 30304509, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy301.
• Effect of preoperative gabapentin and acetaminophen on opioid consumption in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a retrospective studyQiu R, Perrino AC, Zurich H, Sukumar N, Dai F, Popescu W. Effect of preoperative gabapentin and acetaminophen on opioid consumption in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a retrospective study. Romanian Journal Of Anaesthesia And Intensive Care 2018, 25: 43-48. PMID: 29756062, PMCID: PMC5931182, DOI: 10.21454/rjaic.7518.251.gab.
• Perioperative management of antiplatelet therapyOprea AD, Popescu WM. Perioperative management of antiplatelet therapy. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2013, 111: i3-i17. PMID: 24335397, DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet402.
• ADP-Receptor Inhibitors in the Perioperative Period: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyOprea AD, Popescu WM. ADP-Receptor Inhibitors in the Perioperative Period: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2013, 27: 779-795. PMID: 23648080, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.11.014.
• Fluid management in thoracic surgeryAssaad S, Popescu W, Perrino A. Fluid management in thoracic surgery. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2013, 26: 31-39. PMID: 23262471, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0b013e32835c5cf5.
• A Pilot Study of Patients With Clinically Severe Obesity Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery: Evidence for Impaired Cardiac PerformancePopescu WM, Bell R, Duffy AJ, Katz KH, Perrino AC. A Pilot Study of Patients With Clinically Severe Obesity Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery: Evidence for Impaired Cardiac Performance. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2011, 25: 943-949. PMID: 21232976, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2010.11.012.
• Heart Transplant, AdultPopescu W. Heart Transplant, Adult. 2011, 460. DOI: 10.1016/b978-1-4377-1720-4.00404-0.
• Perioperative stent thrombosisRaza S, Popescu W, Jovin I. Perioperative stent thrombosis. Interventional Cardiology 2010, 2: 821-828. DOI: 10.2217/ica.10.84.
• CHAPTER 6 Heart Failure and CardiomyopathiesPopescu W. CHAPTER 6 Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies. 2008, 103-124. DOI: 10.1016/b978-1-4160-3998-3.10006-5.
• Perioperative Considerations for the Morbidly Obese PatientPopescu W, Schwartz J. Perioperative Considerations for the Morbidly Obese Patient. Advances In Anesthesia 2007, 25: 59-77. DOI: 10.1016/j.aan.2007.07.004.
• Ghost-Boostering Phantom GradientsPopescu W. Ghost-Boostering Phantom Gradients. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2006, 102: 654. DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000190796.05346.ad.
• Epi-aortic Ultrasound for Cannulating the True Lumen of a Thoracic Dissection — A Case ReportPopescu W, McCloskey G, Barash P, Elefteriades J. Epi-aortic Ultrasound for Cannulating the True Lumen of a Thoracic Dissection — A Case Report. International Journal Of Angiology 2005, 14: 258-259. DOI: 10.1007/s00547-005-2049-3.
• Epi-aortic ultrasound for cannulating the true lumen of a thoracic dissection — A case reportPopescu W, McCloskey G, Barash P, Elefteriades J. Epi-aortic ultrasound for cannulating the true lumen of a thoracic dissection — A case report. International Journal Of Angiology 2005, 258-259. DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1276515.
• Increased leukocyte-platelet adhesion in patients with graft occlusion after peripheral vascular surgeryEsposito CJ, Popescu WM, Rinder HM, Schwartz JJ, Smith BR, Rinder CS. Increased leukocyte-platelet adhesion in patients with graft occlusion after peripheral vascular surgery. Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2003, 90: 1128-1134. PMID: 14652647, DOI: 10.1160/th03-04-0226.
• Diabetes Mellitus Is a Risk Factor for Increased Platelet Activation in Patients with Peripheral Vascular DiseasePopescu W, Esposito C, Rinder C. Diabetes Mellitus Is a Risk Factor for Increased Platelet Activation in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease. Anesthesiology 2002, 96: a156. DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200209002-00156.