2021
Anesthesia for Acute Spinal Cord Injury
Rao S, Treggiari MM. Anesthesia for Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Anesthesiology Clinics 2021, 39: 127-138. PMID: 33563376, DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2020.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryCord injurySpinal cordSpinal cord perfusion pressureImportant anesthetic implicationsAcute hemodynamic changesLong-term morbidityLoss of bowelLevel of injuryFirst lumbar vertebraVentilator dependenceAirway stabilizationCord compressionSurgical emergencyBladder functionRespiratory musclesAnesthetic implicationsHemodynamic changesPerfusion pressureCauda equinaFluid managementInjuryLumbar vertebraeMorbidity
2020
Randomized Pilot Trial of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients
Harris WM, Treggiari MM, LeBlanc A, Giacomuzzi C, You JJ, Muralidaran A, Shen I. Randomized Pilot Trial of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients. World Journal For Pediatric And Congenital Heart Surgery 2020, 11: 452-458. PMID: 32645767, DOI: 10.1177/2150135120923627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric cardiac surgery patientsAcute normovolemic hemodilutionCardiac surgery patientsSecondary end pointsSurgery patientsEnd pointPostoperative outcomesUsual careBlood transfusionCardiac surgeryNormovolemic hemodilutionHeart surgeryBlood productsPilot trialPediatric heart surgery patientsMarkers of morbidityAllogenic blood transfusionPrimary end pointHeart surgery patientsLong-term morbidityBlood conservation strategiesWorse postoperative outcomesPediatric heart surgeryIntensive care unitBlood component therapy