2019
Flexible laryngeal mask with pharyngeal suction for nasal surgery
Zhou G, Rosenblatt W, Zhou S, Dai F, Heerdt P. Flexible laryngeal mask with pharyngeal suction for nasal surgery. Trends In Anaesthesia And Critical Care 2019, 26: 42-47. DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2019.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFlexible laryngeal maskPostoperative sore throatDuration of surgerySore throatLaryngeal maskAmount of bloodNasal surgerySuction catheterPharyngeal suctionSafe airway managementPeri-operative dataAirway-related complicationsRetrospective observational studyBlood lossAirway managementProspective studyHealthy patientsObservational studySurgeryLaryngeal surfaceCatheterBlood contaminationPatientsBloodThroat
2015
Perioperative Management of Pulmonary Hypertension
Goldsmith Y, Ivascu N, McGlothlin D, Heerdt P, Horn E. Perioperative Management of Pulmonary Hypertension. Respiratory Medicine 2015, 12: 437-464. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2636-7_19.ChaptersPulmonary hypertensionPH patientsNoncardiac surgeryPerioperative managementSpecific perioperative managementChronic pulmonary hypertensionRight ventricular failureRight ventricular physiologySeverity of diseaseImpact of chronicPulmonary vasodilatorsPerioperative riskVentricular failurePerioperative careAnesthetic planPostoperative careVentricular physiologyPH centersPreoperative preparationPatient careHypertensionPatientsSurgeryMechanical interventionMultidisciplinary approach
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