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Recent Publications

Gonzalez M, Brook K, Conley C, Ortega R, eds. What Did You Say? Enhancing Patient Safety Through Communication. 1st ed. Boston Medical Center, 2023.
What Did You Say? 2023

Ortega R, Vasudevan A, Sosa-Ebert AG, Rendon LF, Cannella JA. Understanding Racism in Anesthesia Care. Current Anesthesiology Reports. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40140-022-00547-9

Levin SR, Farber A, Malas MB, Tan TW, Conley CM, Salavati S, Arinze N, Cheng TW, Rybin D, Siracuse JJ. Association of Anesthesia Type with Outcomes after Outpatient Brachiocephalic Arteriovenous Fistula Creation. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2020.05.067

Tabbara AK, Krishnan S, Vaynberg E, Spence NZ, Lambert DH. Intraoperative methadone: Proceed with care. J Opioid Manag. 2022. https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2022.0730

Mukerji S, Darwin S, Suchdev K, Levine A, Xu L, Daneshmand A, Nozari A. Persistent coagulopathy after gunshot traumatic brain injury: the importance of INR and the SPIN score. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-022-02009-7

Vasudevan A, Achu R, Perry A, Yarrington C, Norris M, Tracy L, Spence NZ. Impact of pregnancy on airway complications after intubation for COVID-19 infection: A case series. Am J Otolaryngol. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103522

Lambert DH. Myocardial and Acute Kidney Injury Associated With Hypotension: Is It Associated With the Depth of Anesthesia and Compensatory Vasopressor Use? Anesth Analg. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000005894

Khodadad-Hossaini A, Farrell K, Gonzalez RM. Drug-induced gingival overgrowth impeding oral tracheal intubation. Anaesth Rep. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/anr3.12153

Canelli R, Leo M, Mizelle J, Shrestha GS, Patel N, Ortega R. Use of eFAST in Patients with Injury to the Thorax or Abdomen. N Engl J Med. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMvcm2107283

Nozari A, Mukerji S, Lok LL, Gu Q, Buhl L, Jain S, Ortega R. Perception of Web-Based Didactic Activities During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Anesthesia Residents: Pilot Questionnaire Study. JMIR Med Educ. 2022. https://doi.org/10.2196/31080

Hsieh A, Baker MB, Phalen JM, Mejias-Garcia J, Hsieh A, Hsieh A, Canelli R. Handheld Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Safety Considerations for Creating Guidelines. J Intensive Care Med. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/08850666221076041

Buhl LK, Mueller AL, Boone MD, Nozari A. Risk Factors for Delayed Extubation Following High Posterior Cervical and Occipital Fusion. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANA.0000000000000719

Price R, Debryn D, Mukerji S, Nozari A, Spiegel J, Kim E. No thromboembolic complications after facial feminization surgery in transgender patients utilizing estrogen therapy: a retrospective cohort study. Transgender Health. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2021.0170

Brook K, Facchin MJ, Kalustian AA, Mauricio Gonzalez R, McDonnell KL, Lambert DH. An inherently dangerous fluid warmer design. J Clin Monit Comput. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-021-00786-x

Nadjarian A, LeClair J, Mahoney TF, Awtry EH, Bhatia JS, Caruso LB, Clay A, Greer D, Hingorani KS, Horta LFB, Ibrahim M, Ieong MH, James T, Kulke MH, Lim R, Lowe RC, Moses JM, Murphy J, Nozari A, Patel AD, Silver B, Theodore AC, Wang RS, Weinstein E, Wilson SA, Cervantes-Arslanian AM. Validation of a Crisis Standards of Care Model for Prioritization of Limited Resources During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Crisis in an Urban, Safety-Net, Academic Medical Center. Crit Care Med. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000005155

Samineni AV, Seaver T, Sing DC, Salavati S, Tornetta P 3rd. Peripheral Nerve Blocks Associated With Shorter Length of Stay Without Increasing Readmission Rate for Ankle Open Reduction Internal Fixation in the Outpatient Setting: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jfas.2018.09.023

Ward Z, Schmeier S, Saddic L, Sigurdsson MI, Cameron VA, Pearson J, Miller A, Morley-Bunker A, Gorham J, Seidman JG, Moravec CS, Sweet WE, Aranki SF, Body S, Muehlschlegel JD, Pilbrow AP. Novel and Annotated Long Noncoding RNAs Associated with Ischemia in the Human Heart. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222111324

Katz D, Bateman BT, Kjaer K, Turner DP, Spence NZ, Habib AS, George RB, Toledano RD, Grant G, Madden HE, Butwick AJ, Lynde G, Minehart RD, Beilin Y, Houle TT, Sharpe EE, Kodali B, Bharadwaj S, Farber MK, Palanisamy A, Prabhu M, Gonzales NY, Landau R, Leffert L. The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Coronavirus Disease 2019 Registry: An Analysis of Outcomes Among Pregnant Women Delivering During the Initial Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Outbreak in the United States. Anesth Analg. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000005592

Lentine B, Vaickus M, Shewmaker G, Niu R, Son SJ, Mustafa W, Reist H, Smith EL. Characterizing Intraoperative Vasopressor Use in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Knee Surg. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1731721

Nozari A, Mukerji S, Vora M, Garcia A, Park A, Flores N, Canelli R, Rodriguez G, Pinciroli R, Nagrebetsky A, Ortega R, Quraishi SA. Postintubation Decline in Oxygen Saturation Index Predicts Mortality in COVID-19: A Retrospective Pilot Study. Crit Care Res Pract. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6682944

Hawkins A, Stapleton S, Rodriguez G, Gonzalez RM, Baker WE. Emergency Tracheal Intubation in Patients with COVID-19: A Single-center, Retrospective Cohort Study. West J Emerg Med. 2021. https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2020.2.49665

Conley C, Facchin M, Gu Q, Mukerji S, Cohen R, O’Brien S, Nurhussien L, Ferrari L. The virtual pediatric perioperative home, experience at a major metropolitan safety net hospital. Paediatr Anaesth. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.14179

Hyland SJ, Brockhaus KK, Vincent WR, Spence NZ, Lucki MM, Howkins MJ, Cleary RK. Perioperative Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship: A Practical Guide. Healthcare (Basel). 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030333

Raub D, Platzbecker K, Grabitz SD, Xu X, Wongtangman K, Pham SB, Murugappan KR, Hanafy KA, Nozari A, Houle TT, Kendale SM, Eikermann M. Effects of Volatile Anesthetics on Postoperative Ischemic Stroke Incidence. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.018952

Dekel AM, Price R, Tsai AC, Kim E. An Innovative Method of Delivering Nebulized Medications for Perioperative Bronchospasm. A A Pract. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000001370

Asher SR, Malzberg GW, Ong CS, Malapero RJ, Wang H, Shekar P, Kaneko T, Pelletier MP, Mallidi H, Heydarpour M, Shook DC, Shernan SK, Fox JA, Muehlschlegel JD, Xu X, Nguyen TB, Sundt TM, Body SC. Joint preoperative transthoracic and intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiographic assessment of functional mitral regurgitation severity provides better association with long-term mortality. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaa230

Correspondence, Letter to the Editor, Video production, Case Reports

Gonzalez, Mauricio MD, Brook, Karolina MD, Arriaga, Alexander MD, MPH, ScD, Hayes, Rebecca DNP, MHA, Nozari, Ala MD, PhD, Ortega, Rafael MD
https://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/fulltext/2023/12000/procedural_and_surgical_safety_checklists__video.26.aspx

Snyder, Austin MD, Binda, Dhanesh BS, Germany, Jean-Luc MD, Rosales, Victoria MD, Tan, Faisal MD, Nozari, Ala MD, PhD, Ortega, Rafael MD
https://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/fulltext/2023/11000/capnography__video_in_clinical_anesthesia.6.aspx

Conley C, Brook K, Louca J, Haber A, Nozari A, Ortega R. Inhalational Induction. N Engl J Med. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMvcm2202144

Kim E, Mukerji S, Debryn D, Price R, Streed C Jr, Nozari A. Oxygen desaturation in a transgender man: initial concerns and recommendations regarding the practice of chest binding: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03527-z

Canelli R, Leo M, Mizelle J, Shrestha GS, Patel N, Ortega R. Use of eFAST in Patients with Injury to the Thorax or Abdomen. N Engl J Med. 2022.https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMvcm2107283

Ortega R. 2020 Severinghaus Lecture on Translational Science: Comment. Anesthesiology 2022. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004022

Ortega R, Achu RA. On anesthesia and race. J Natl Med Assoc. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnma.2021.05.007

Ortega R, Rengasamy S, Nozari A. Administration of Supplemental Oxygen. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2021 Oct 21;385(17):e61. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMvcm2035240

Book Chapters

Sharma HS, Muresanu DF, Castellani RJ, Nozari, A., Vicente J, Wiklund L, Sharma A “Pathophysiology of blood-brain barrier in brain tumor”. Novel therapeutic advances using nanomedicine. Igor Bryukhovetskiy, Aruna Sharma, Zhiqiang Zhang, Hari Shanker Sharma. International Review of Neurobiology, Academic Press, Volume 151, 2020, Pages 1-66, ISSN 0074-7742,ISBN 9780128211144,
https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.irn.2020.03.001.

Aruna Sharma, Dafin F. Muresanu, Seaab Sahib, Z. Ryan Tian, Rudy J. Castellani, Nozari, A., José Vicente Lafuente, Anca D. Buzoianu, Igor Bryukhovetskiy, Igor Manzhulo, Ranjana Patnaik, Lars Wiklund, Hari Shanker Sharma. “Concussive head injury exacerbates neuropathology of sleep deprivation: Superior neuroprotection by co-administration of TiO2-nanowired cerebrolysin, alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, and mesenchymal stem cells”. Progress in Brain Research, Editor(s): Hari Shanker Sharma, Aruna Sharma, Elsevier, Volume 258, 2020, Pages 1-77, ISSN 0079-6123, ISBN 9780128208137, https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2020.09.003.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S007961232030162X)

Feng Niu, Aruna Sharma, Zhenguo Wang, Lianyuan Feng, Dafin F. Muresanu, Seaab Sahib, Z. Ryan Tian, José Vicente Lafuente, Anca D. Buzoianu, Rudy J. Castellani, Nozari, A., Ranjana Patnaik, Lars Wiklund, Hari Shanker Sharma. “Co-administration of TiO2-nanowired dl-3-n-butylphthalide (dl-NBP) and mesenchymal stem cells enhanced neuroprotection in Parkinson’s disease exacerbated by concussive head injury. Progress in Brain Research, Editor(s): Hari Shanker Sharma, Aruna Sharma, Elsevier, Volume 258, 2020, Pages 101-155, ISSN 0079-6123, ISBN 9780128208137, https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2020.09.011.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079612320301709)

Aruna Sharma, Dafin F. Muresanu, Rudy J. Castellani, Nozari, A., José Vicente Lafuente, Seaab Sahib, Z. Ryan Tian, Anca D. Buzoianu, Ranjana Patnaik, Lars Wiklund, Hari Shanker Sharma. “Chapter 4 – Mild traumatic brain injury exacerbates Parkinson’s disease induced hemeoxygenase-2 expression and brain pathology: Neuroprotective effects of co-administration of TiO2 nanowired mesenchymal stem cells and cerebrolysin”. Progress in Brain Research, Editor(s): Hari Shanker Sharma, Aruna Sharma, Progress in Brain Research, Elsevier, Volume 258, 2020, Pages 157-231, ISSN 0079-6123, ISBN 9780128208137, https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2020.09.010.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079612320301692)

Hari Shanker Sharma, Seaab Sahib, Z. Ryan Tian, Dafin F. Muresanu,Nozari, A., Rudy J. Castellani, José Vicente Lafuente, Lars Wiklund, Aruna Sharma. “Chapter 5 – Protein kinase inhibitors in traumatic brain injury and repair: New roles of nanomedicine”. Progress in Brain Research, Editor(s): Hari Shanker Sharma, Aruna Sharma, Elsevier, Volume 258, 2020, Pages 233-283, ISSN 0079-6123, ISBN 9780128208137, https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2020.09.009.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079612320301680)

Dafin F. Muresanu, Aruna Sharma, Seaab Sahib, Z. Ryan Tian, Lianyuan Feng, Rudy J. Castellani,Nozari, A., José Vicente Lafuente, Anca D. Buzoianu, Per-Ove Sjöquist, Ranjana Patnaik, Lars Wiklund, Hari Shanker Sharma. “Chapter 6 – Diabetes exacerbates brain pathology following a focal blast brain injury: New role of a multimodal drug cerebrolysin and nanomedicine”. Progress in Brain Research, Editor(s): Hari Shanker Sharma, Aruna Sharma, Elsevier, Volume 258, 2020, Pages 285-367, ISSN 0079-6123, ISBN 9780128208137, https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2020.09.004.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079612320301631)

Seaab Sahib, Aruna Sharma, Preeti K. Menon, Dafin F. Muresanu, Rudy J. Castellani, Nozari, A., José Vicente Lafuente, Igor Bryukhovetskiy, Z. Ryan Tian, Ranjana Patnaik, Anca D. Buzoianu, Lars Wiklund, Hari Shanker Sharma. “Chapter 9 – Cerebrolysin enhances spinal cord conduction and reduces blood-spinal cord barrier breakdown, edema formation, immediate early gene expression and cord pathology after injury”. Progress in Brain Research, Editor(s): Hari Shanker Sharma, Aruna Sharma, Elsevier, Volume 258, 2020, Pages 397-438, ISSN 0079-6123, ISBN 9780128208137, https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2020.09.012.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079612320301710)

Abstracts and Presentations

Yang A, Choi Y, Kim E, Mustafa W. Novel Use Of A Bronchial Blocker Airway Adapter For High-risk Tracheostomy. American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. 2022.

Rivero D, Boada K, Murkeji S, Fernandes E, Nozari A, Canelli R. Development of. Infection caused by Hyperglycemia in Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Neurosurgical Procedures. American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. 2022

Reece J, Norris M, Vaynberg E. High-frequency (10k-hz) Spinal Cord Stimulator For Combined Alleviation Of Chronic Pain And Restless Leg Syndrome. American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. 2022.

Jhaveri A, Yeh K, Canelli R, Spence N, Rupp C, Richman A, Centola K, Charice T, Orf J, Theodore S, Barret C, Beaulieu J. Rib Fracture Checklist: A Tool To Reduce Pneumonia Rates In Patients With Rib Fractures. American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. 2022.

Esmaeeli S, Kashani S, Nozari A. Thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism cardiac arrest after large hemispheric stroke: The lesser of two evils? American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. 2022.

Upplapati A, Cheung A, Gupta V, Lee R, Mukerji S, Kim E. Increased incidence of PONV in patients undergoing neovaginoplasty. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting. 2022.

Mukerji S, Upplapati A, Cheung, A, Gupta V, Lee R, Kim, E. Incidence of PONV, VTE, and airway events in patients undergoing rhinoplasty procedures. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting. 2022.

Mukerji S, Fernandes E, Aguilera M, Mekkat A, Xu L, Nozari A. Surgery is associated with an accelerated age-related cognitive decline: A retrospective review of the Framingham Heart Study Cohort. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting. 2022.

Lee R, Gupta V, Cheung A, Upplapati A, Mukerji S, Kim E. Epidural Infusions for Trans-Women undergoing Neo-vaginoplasty: A case for central sensitization. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting. 2022.

Gupta V, Lee R, Cheung A, Upplapati A, Mukerji S, Kim E. No incidence of VTE amongst transgender patients undergoing neo-vaginoplasties. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting. 2022.

Boada K, Rivero D, Mukerji S, Fernandes E, Nozari A, Canelli R. Low Incidence of postoperative delirium at one urban, academic hospital. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting. 2022.

Aguilera M, Fernandes E, Mukerji S, Xu L, Mekkat A, Daneshmand A, Ortega R, Nozari A. Persistent Postoperative Neurocognitive Impairment after Non-Cardiac Surgery: An 8-Year Study of The Framingham Heart Cohort. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting. 2022.

Vaso-occlusive And Thromboembolic Events After Hip And Knee Replacement In Patients With Sickle Cell Disease: Should Tranexamic Acid Be Avoided. Vora M, Mukerji S, Mekkat A, Shoushtari S, Nozari A. American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. 2021.

Multiorgan Dysfunction In Patients With Penetrating Brain Injury: Chicken Or The Egg? Vora M, Darwin S, Mukerj S, Nozari A, Daneshmand A. American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. 2021.

Challenging Airway Management Status-Post Hemi-glossectomy, With A Twist. Nassef B, Mustafa W, Brook K. American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. 2021.

Regional Anesthesia Does Not Reduce Opioid Requirements After Hip And Knee Replacement In Patients With Sickle Cell Disease. Mukerji S, Vora M, Mekkat A, Shoushtari S, Spence N, Salavati S, Nozari A. American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. 2021.

The Perceived Need For Emergency Airway Training In Anesthesiology Residency: A Pilot Study. Lok L, Stasaitis M. American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. 2021.

Effectiveness Of The Preoperative Covid-19 Screening Protocols: Observations From A Retrospective Cohort Study. Gonzalez M, Mukerji S, Yoon J, Nozari A. American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. 2021.

Absence of venous thromboembolism in transgender male to female patients following the gender-affirming procedure of facial feminization: a retrospective study of 236 patients using hormone therapy. Price R, Debryn D, Mukerji S, Kim, E. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting. 2021.

Deterioration of Oxygenation Index and Oxygen Saturation Index after intubation predicts mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Mukerji S, Vora M, Nozari A, Canelli R, Ortega R, Rodriguez R, Flores N, Garcia A, Park A. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting. 2021.

Increased incidence of PONV in transgender patients following facial feminization surgery. Mukerji S, Debryn D, Price R, Kim E. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting. 2021.

Effective protection from SARS-CoV-2 transmission during aerosol-generating procedures: experience from an intubation and tracheostomy team at a large urban safety-net hospital. Mikkilineni N, Canelli R, Stasaitis M, Mukerji S, Christopher-Dwyer K, Ryan E, Nozari A. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting. 2021.

A Case Report of Oxygen Desaturation During a Routine Esophagoduodenoscopy in a Transgender Male; Initial Concerns and Recommendations to the Practice of Chest Binding. Kim E, Mukerji S, Debryn D, Price R. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting. 2021.

Robotically assisted Transcranial Doppler Imaging of Cerebral Vasospasm after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Esmaeeli S, Mcvey C, Brenes AB, Wang J, Gomez-Paz S, Hanafy K, Vasileios-Arsenios L, Ogilvy CS, Thomas A, Shaefi S, Fehnel C, Nozari A. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting. 2021.

Incidence of Unanticipated Airway Events in Male-To-Female Transgender Patients Undergoing Facial Feminization Procedures. Debryn D, Price R, Mukerji S, Kim E. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting. 2021.