2012
Anesthesia and Pulmonary Hypertension
McGlothlin D, Ivascu N, Heerdt PM. Anesthesia and Pulmonary Hypertension. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2012, 55: 199-217. PMID: 23009916, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2012.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary hypertensionNon-cardiothoracic surgeryThorough multidisciplinary planningOperative risk factorsRight ventricular failurePulmonary arterial hypertensionPreoperative risk assessmentCareful intraoperative managementArterial hypertensionPostoperative complicationsPostoperative hypoxemiaVentricular failureCardiac surgeryIntraoperative managementAnesthetic approachEarly recognitionMyocardial ischemiaRisk factorsMultidisciplinary planningHypertensionPatientsSurgerySuccessful managementAnesthesiaHypoxemia
2008
Practice Patterns in Choice of Left Double-Lumen Tube Size for Thoracic Surgery
Amar D, Desiderio DP, Heerdt PM, Kolker AC, Zhang H, Thaler HT. Practice Patterns in Choice of Left Double-Lumen Tube Size for Thoracic Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2008, 106: 379-383. PMID: 18227288, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181602e41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-lumen tubeFr double lumen tubeLung isolationDLT repositioningThoracic surgeryDouble-lumen tube sizeSized double-lumen tubePilot studyIntraoperative outcome measuresLeft mainstem bronchusProspective pilot studyIntraoperative hypoxemiaAirway traumaTransient hypoxemiaFiberoptic bronchoscopyMainstem bronchusIntraoperative outcomesSimilar incidenceBronchial cuffDLT sizePractice patternsOutcome measuresSurgeryHypoxemiaPatients