Andres Brenes Bastos
Assistant Professor of AnesthesiologyCards
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Publications
2025
Procedural sedation outside the operating room: Challenges, guidelines, and future directions
Bastos A, Munoz-Acuna R, Notarianni A. Procedural sedation outside the operating room: Challenges, guidelines, and future directions. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology 2025, 39: 215-225. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2025.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare areasProcedural sedationModern clinical careUnique risk profileModern healthcare environmentClinical careSedation safetyHealthcare environmentMedical specialtiesCareOperating roomStandard of careRisk profileNon-operating room proceduresAnesthesiologyProfessional competenceSurgical centersEndoscopic proceduresAdditive valuePreoperative submaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing and its association with early postoperative complications
Carr Z, Charchaflieh J, Brenes-Bastos A, He H, Lin H, Jankelovits A, Gu E, Zafar J, Ghali F, Tan W, Heerdt P. Preoperative submaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing and its association with early postoperative complications. BJA Open 2025, 14: 100407. PMID: 40421445, PMCID: PMC12105740, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjao.2025.100407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of staySubmaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testingInstitutional review board approvalPostoperative complication riskReview board approvalDuke Activity Status IndexCardiopulmonary exercise testingIncreased length of stayAdjusted multivariable regression modelsPostoperative complications predictionPulmonary capacitanceOpen-labelPeak oxygen uptakePerioperative surveillancePrimary endpointNoncardiac surgeryPostoperative complicationsSecondary endpointsSingle-centreComplication riskMET assessmentPeak VOBoard approvalMultivariate regression modelMetabolic equivalentsImplementation of Brief Submaximal Cardiopulmonary Testing in a High-Volume Presurgical Evaluation Clinic: Feasibility Cohort Study
Carr Z, Agarkov D, Li J, Charchaflieh J, Brenes-Bastos A, Freund J, Zafar J, Schonberger R, Heerdt P. Implementation of Brief Submaximal Cardiopulmonary Testing in a High-Volume Presurgical Evaluation Clinic: Feasibility Cohort Study. JMIR Perioperative Medicine 2025, 8: e65805. PMID: 39773953, PMCID: PMC11888076, DOI: 10.2196/65805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuke Activity Status IndexPeak oxygen uptakePeak METsEvaluation clinicParticipant satisfactionOxygen uptakeSubmaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testingFunctional capacity assessmentLow functional capacityCardiopulmonary exercise testingPerceived ExertionMET assessmentStructured surveyCapacity SurveyMedian patient satisfactionProvider-drivenExercise testMean session timePearson correlation coefficientSurvey scoresCardiopulmonary testFunctional capacityPatient satisfactionCohort studyInclusion criteria
2024
Perianesthesia Malignant Hyperthermia Virtual Escape Room for Interactive Learning
Melsenti T, Pires-Dionisio T, Bastos A. Perianesthesia Malignant Hyperthermia Virtual Escape Room for Interactive Learning. Journal Of PeriAnesthesia Nursing 2024, 39: e11. DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2024.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Propofol-Based Anesthesia Maintenance and/or Volatile Anesthetics during Intracranial Aneurysm Repair: A Comparative Analysis of Neurological Outcomes
Esmaeeli S, Motayagheni N, Bastos A, Ogilvy C, Thomas A, Pollard R, Buhl L, Baker M, Phan S, Hassan O, Fehnel C, Eikermann M, Shaefi S, Nozari A. Propofol-Based Anesthesia Maintenance and/or Volatile Anesthetics during Intracranial Aneurysm Repair: A Comparative Analysis of Neurological Outcomes. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2023, 12: 6954. PMID: 37959418, PMCID: PMC10648155, DOI: 10.3390/jcm12216954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponse to: The (Mechanical) Power of (Automated) Ventilation
Baedorf-Kassis E, Bastos A, Schaefer M, Capers K, Hoenig B, Banner-Goodspeed V, Talmor D. Response to: The (Mechanical) Power of (Automated) Ventilation. Respiratory Care 2023, 68: 557-558. PMID: 36963965, PMCID: PMC10173125, DOI: 10.4187/respcare.10946.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Adaptive Support Ventilation and Lung-Protective Ventilation in ARDS
Kassis E, Bastos A, Schaefer M, Capers K, Hoenig B, Banner-Goodspeed V, Talmor D. Adaptive Support Ventilation and Lung-Protective Ventilation in ARDS. Respiratory Care 2022, 67: 1542-1550. PMID: 35973716, DOI: 10.4187/respcare.10159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntraoperative Hypotension and Acute Kidney Injury, Stroke, and Mortality during and outside Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study
de la Hoz M, Rangasamy V, Bastos A, Xu X, Novack V, Saugel B, Subramaniam B. Intraoperative Hypotension and Acute Kidney Injury, Stroke, and Mortality during and outside Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study. Anesthesiology 2022, 136: 927-939. PMID: 35188970, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000004175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryRetrospective observational cohort studyCardiopulmonary bypassHypotension durationObservational cohort studyKidney injuryCardiac surgeryDuration of hypotensionIntraoperative hypotensionComposite outcomeCohort studyArterial pressureAssociated with total durationPrimary outcomeRisk of acute kidney injuryPostoperative major adverse eventsTotal durationMajor adverse eventsComposite of strokeVasopressor-inotropesMilrinone dosingSingle-center findingsSurgical factorsAdverse eventsEntire surgery
2021
Anesthetic management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a qualitative systematic review
Esmaeeli S, Valencia J, Buhl L, Bastos A, Goudarzi S, Eikermann M, Fehnel C, Pollard R, Thomas A, Ogilvy C, Shaefi S, Nozari A. Anesthetic management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a qualitative systematic review. Neurosurgical Review 2021, 44: 2477-2492. PMID: 33415519, PMCID: PMC9157460, DOI: 10.1007/s10143-020-01441-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring for Spine Surgery: A Practical Guide From Past to Present
Buhl L, Bastos A, Pollard R, Arle J, Thomas G, Song Y, Boone M. Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring for Spine Surgery: A Practical Guide From Past to Present. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2020, 36: 1237-1249. PMID: 32985340, DOI: 10.1177/0885066620962453.Peer-Reviewed Original Research