2022
Response to comment on: “Association of propofol induction dose and severe pre-incision hypotension among surgical patients over age 65”
Bardia A, Akhtar S, Schonberger RB. Response to comment on: “Association of propofol induction dose and severe pre-incision hypotension among surgical patients over age 65”. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2022, 81: 110911. PMID: 35780644, PMCID: PMC11146281, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110911.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Pharmacological considerations in the elderly
Akhtar S. Pharmacological considerations in the elderly. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2018, 31: 11-18. PMID: 29189287, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnesthetic drugsNeurophysiological changesPoor perioperative outcomesCurrent practice patternsLarge database studiesDepth of anesthesiaIntraoperative hypotensionPerioperative outcomesElderly patientsAnesthetic medicationsDose adjustmentCNS depressionGeriatric patientsPractice patternsDrug managementPharmacologic studiesReceptor levelsPharmacological considerationsCurrent recommendationsDatabase studyElderly populationFunctional connectivityAnesthetic dosingHypotensionDrugs
2014
Increased Hypotension Due to Age-Uncorrected Anesthetic Dosing in the Elderly: A Single Institutional Study
Heng J, Akhtar S. Increased Hypotension Due to Age-Uncorrected Anesthetic Dosing in the Elderly: A Single Institutional Study. CHEST Journal 2014, 145: 188a-1-188a-2. DOI: 10.1378/chest.1835524.Peer-Reviewed Original Research