2019
Glymphatic System Function in Relation to Anesthesia and Sleep States
Benveniste H, Heerdt PM, Fontes M, Rothman DL, Volkow ND. Glymphatic System Function in Relation to Anesthesia and Sleep States. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2019, 128: 747-758. PMID: 30883420, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEye movement sleepGlymphatic systemMovement sleepNon-rapid eye movement sleepRapid eye movement (REM) sleepTight blood-brain barrierCentral nervous system tissueCerebral oxygen consumptionCritical care settingBlood-brain barrierGlymphatic system functionCentral nervous systemNervous system tissueCerebrospinal fluid flowAnesthetic regimensBrain glymphatic systemBrain parenchymaCognitive dysfunctionCare settingsNervous systemClinical explorationWaste clearanceWakefulness persistLymphatic systemKey anatomical components
2017
Bridging the Educational Gap in Thoracic Anesthesia
Popescu WM, Heerdt PM. Bridging the Educational Gap in Thoracic Anesthesia. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2017, 31: 1359-1360. PMID: 28800993, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.05.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnesthesia for nonintubated video-assisted thoracic surgery
Sunaga H, Blasberg JD, Heerdt PM. Anesthesia for nonintubated video-assisted thoracic surgery. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2017, 30: 1-6. PMID: 27906718, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000413.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2009
Postoperative care after pulmonary resection: postanesthesia care unit versus intensive care unit
Pedoto A, Heerdt PM. Postoperative care after pulmonary resection: postanesthesia care unit versus intensive care unit. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2009, 22: 50. PMID: 19295292, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0b013e32831d7b25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayElective lung resectionPostanesthesia care unitLung resectionCare unitPostoperative careElective ICU admissionSevere postoperative complicationsHigh-risk patientsImmediate postoperative careNoncardiac thoracic surgeryIntensive care unitPerioperative patient careComplex surgical casesPostoperative areaICU admissionPostoperative complicationsPulmonary resectionPreoperative evaluationAnesthetic techniqueOptimal careLung cancerThoracic surgeryHospital costsSurgical cases
2007
Pulmonary resection in the elderly
Castillo MD, Heerdt PM. Pulmonary resection in the elderly. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2007, 20: 4-9. PMID: 17211159, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0b013e32801271fa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly patientsLung resectionPulmonary resectionOncologic efficacyLung cancerSurgical techniquePreoperative functional statusHealthy elderly patientsLung cancer populationRisk-benefit relationshipInvasive surgical techniquesNeoadjuvant therapyPerioperative morbiditySurgical therapyPerioperative stressPreoperative interventionConventional thoracotomySurgical managementPalliative carePoor prognosisTumor stageCancer populationFunctional statusGeriatric populationPhysiological reserve
1991
Lung Transplantation
Triantafillou A, Heerdt P. Lung Transplantation. International Anesthesiology Clinics 1991, 29: 87-110. PMID: 1937860, DOI: 10.1097/00004311-199122000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research