Airway Management of Near-Complete Tracheal Transection by Through-the-Wound Intubation: A Case Report
Kai, Potnuru, Diez
Kai, Potnuru, Diez
A review of the incidence, management, and complications of the “cannot intubate, cannot oxygenate” emergency scenario and training issues related to its management. Published in Anesthesiology Clinics (2020).
Cannabis users have higher complication rates after major elective surgery according to our national analysis of inpatient surgeries in the United States. Published in JAMA Surgery (2023).
A nationwide study of all inpatient admissions in 2016 for pediatric foreign body ingestion in the United States. We examine whether early endoscopy (within 24h) is associated with a shorter length of stay. Published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (2021).
Anesth Analg. 2018 Mar 27. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003320. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29596100 DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003320
A post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is a rare but significant complication of epidural or spinal anesthesia which is definitively treated with an epidural blood patch (EBP) procedure. Mothers who belong to a minority racial and ethnic group are less likely to receive an EBP for PDPH treatment during delivery.
IV methocarbamol (Robaxin) does not meaningfully reduce pain or opioid consumption after elective spine surgery. Published in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine (2025).