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Works from 2021
Timely, efficient and protective blood volume replacement is the key to combat deleterious cascade of hemorrhagic shock in OB MTP, Sai Prashanth Beeraka and Ramsis F Ghaly (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Two-year history of confused diagnosis of Cauda Equina Syndrome with neuropathy and vasculopathy of lower extremities, Afshin Heidari and Ramsis F Ghaly (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paresis after air Q LMA placement, Eileen Bui and Aladino De Ranieri (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Age and cervical cancer screening recommendations, Elliot M. Levine, Norman A. Ginsberg, and Carlos M. Fernandez (Article)
2021 MARC Award, 3rd place in CVT Category, Tatiana Krejci (Award)
ASA PBLD L101: Anesthesia Management for Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Alvaro Camacho Ortega (Oral/Podium Presentation)
How to proceed with general anesthesia in a patient with a strong family history of Myotonic Dystrophy, Behdad Jahromi, Antony Tharian, Kenneth D. Candido, et al. (Poster)
Ludwig's Angina: One of the most difficult airways, Behdad Jahromi, Simin Saatee, and Kenneth D. Candido (Poster)
Quality Improvement Project Series: Reducing peri-intubation adverse events after emergency Endotracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Patients, Alvaro Camacho Ortega (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Robotic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer, Slawomir Marecik, Kunal Kochar, and John Park (Book Chapter)
A contemporary essay on medical education, Elliot M. Levine (Article)
Embryonic diapause after IVF, Norman A. Ginsberg and Elliot M. Levine (Article)
I hate masks, too,' I told my teenage patient and his mother, 'but I like living life', David G. Thoele (Editorial)
Subarachnoid hemorrhage in C57BL/6J mice increases motor stereotypies and compulsive-like behaviors, Danop Nanegrungsunk, Michael E. Ragozzino, Hao-Liang Xu, et al. (Article)
Use of fenoldopam in children with congenital heart disease to decrease fluid balance: A retrospective, descriptive study and insights into predictors of decreased fluid balance, Jacqueline Rausa, Rohit S. Loomba, Vincent Dorsey, et al. (Article)
The neuroimmunology of chronic pain: From rodents to humans, Peter M. Grace, Vivianne L. Tawfik, Camilla I. Svensson, et al. (Article)
Cricoid pressure: Do no harm, but do it correctly, Arjang Khorasani, M Ramez Salem, Ahed Zeidan, et al. (Article)
2021-2022 Chief Resident for Anesthesiology Residency Program at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Dillon Tinevez (Leadership Role)
2021-2022 Resident Forum Council member, Mikhail Kushnarev (Leadership Role)
An open-label, randomized, multi-center study comparing the sequence of high dose aldesleukin (interleukin-2) and ipilimumab (yervoy) in patients with metastatic melanoma, Merve Hasanov, Denái R. Milton, William H. Sharfman, et al. (Article)
Budd-Chiari syndrome, Abdel-Rahman Zakieh and Eli Ehrenpreis (Book Chapter)
Is epidural injection of sodium chloride solution a true placebo or an active control agent? A systematic review and meta-analysis, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Jaya Sanapati, et al. (Article)
Predictors of response to lumbar MBB, RFA of medial nerves or facet joint injection, Jordan Chen (Poster)
Vial holder quality improvement project, Jordan Chen (Poster)
Works from 2020
PBLD: Anesthesia for ERCP: To Intubate or Not to intubate? That is the question, Alvaro Camacho Ortega (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASI): A retrospective observational analysis of the duration of parturition, Elliot M. Levine, Leah Delfinado, Madeleine Durand, et al. (Poster)
Vaginal twin deliveries: Delivery Time Interval (DTI) analysis, Elliot M. Levine, Norman A. Ginsberg, Leah Delfinado, et al. (Poster)
Regional anesthesia: Options for the pediatric patient, Nisha Pinto, Amod Sawardekar, and Santhanam Suresh (Article)
Chronic morphine-induced changes in signaling at the A3 adenosine receptor contribute to morphine-induced hyperalgesia, tolerance, and withdrawal, Timothy M. Doyle, Tally M. Largent-Milnes, Zhoumou Chen, et al. (Article)
Use of 5-fluorouracil in chalazion treatment, Joshua Michael Moran, Yasaman Mohadjer, Abdel-Rahman Zakieh, et al. (Abstract)
Saying goodbye through the loving hands of a nurse, David G. Thoele (Article)
Discussion on: Making enhanced recovery the norm not the exception, Douglas P. Slakey, D S. Silver, S M. Chazin, et al. (Article)
Making enhanced recovery the norm not the exception, Douglas P. Slakey, D S. Silver, S M. Chazin, et al. (Article)
Anesthetic management of a patient with colo-bronchial fistula, T Tverdohleb, Farzad Ebrahimi, L Wood, et al. (Abstract)
Beyond the airway: LV thrombus found by anesthesiology resident on POCUS exam in a trauma patient, J Capone, Farzad Ebrahimi, L Wood, et al. (Abstract)
Case report: Intrathecal ziconotide overdose, Jordan Chen (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Language and trauma: Is care equivalent for those who do not speak English?, Meghan Garstka, Alison Smith, Tyler Zeoli, et al. (Article)
Neuromuscular Block Monitoring in Patients with Facial Rejuvenation, Behdad Jahromi and Nebojsa Nick Knezevic (Poster)
Perioperative considerations for carotid endarterectomy, Tatiana Tverdohleb, Katherine Diaz, Michelle Chen, et al. (Book Chapter)
Using 2d speckle tracking echocardiography for the intraoperative assessment of diastolic function in cardiac surgery patients: Grading of diastolic dysfunction by global left ventricular longitudinal strain rate during the early filling phase, Farzad Ebrahimi, J Capone, L Wood, et al. (Abstract)