Peer-reviewed Publications

• Lusardi P, Jodka P, Stambovsky M, Stadnicki B, Babb B, Plouffe D, Doubleday N, Pizlak Z, Walles K, Montonye M. The going home initiative: Getting critical care patients home with hospice. Crit Care Nurse 2011;31:46-57.
• Schwartz D, Al-Najjar H, Connelly NR. Caudal block in a child with a sacral dimple utilizing ultrasonography. Paediatr Anaesth 2011;21:1073-1074.
• Schwartz D, Wu A, Han D, Gibson C, Connelly N. BIS in children during maintenance anesthesia. Jurnalul Roman de Anestezie Terapie Intensiva/Romanian J Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2011;18:95-100.
• Stefan MS, Bannuru RR, Lessard D, Gore JM, Lindenauer PK, Goldberg RJ. The impact of COPD on management and outcomes of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction: A 10-year retrospective observational study. 2012;141:1441-1448.
• Thompson DA, Kass N, Holzmueller C, Marsteller JA, Martinez EA, Gurses AP, Kanchuger M, Schwann N, Gibson CS, Bauer L, Pronovost P. Variation in local institutional review board evaluations of a multicenter patient safety study. J Healthc Qual 2012;34:33-39.

Research Presentations

• 65th Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology. Maida N, Circeo L. Acute onset of hemiparesis in the full-term parturient. New York City, NY. Dec 9-Dec 13, 2011. Poster presentation.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. D'Souza S, Gutta S, Madabhushi L. A case of brachial plexypathy in a diabetic patient following axillary approach brachial plexus blockade. Chicago, IL. Oct 15-Oct 19, 2011.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. D'Souza S, Zepernick R. Chiari I malformation decompression surgery leads to postoperative tongue and neck edema. Chicago, IL. Oct 15-Oct 19, 2011.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Joyce R, Kadiyala M. Anesthetic management of aortic valve fibroelastoma causing intermittent left main artery occlusion. Chicago, IL. Oct 15-Oct 19, 2011. Poster presentation.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Maida N, Zuegge K. Cardiac arrest in preeclamptic parturient during cesarean section. Chicago, IL. Oct 15-Oct 19, 2011. Poster presentation.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Raghunathan K, Aljafar G. Exhaust capnometry and oximetry during cardiopulmonary bypass. Chicago, IL. Oct 15-Oct 19, 2011. Poster presentation.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Raghunathan K, Plant C, Friderici J, Connelly N, Joyce R, Prasanna P, Ponnusamy N. Variabilty in antibiotic prophylaxis for cesarean section: A national anesthesiologist practice survey. Chicago, IL. Oct 15-Oct 19, 2011. Poster presentation.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Schwartz D, Al-Najjar H, Ponnusamy N. Would you place a caudal block in this child?. Chicago, IL. Oct 15-Oct 19, 2011.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Schwartz D. A serious complication following a caudal block in an ex-premature infant. Chicago, IL. Oct 15-Oct 19, 2011.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Slomkowska A, Kadiyala M, D'Souza S. Intraoperative hyperkalemic cardiac arrest during revascularization surgery. Chicago, IL. Oct 15-Oct 19, 2011. Poster presentation.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Yamani A, Zuegge K, D'Souza S. A case of post-operative delirium and short term memory loss in a morbidly obese parturient. Chicago, IL. Oct 15-Oct 19, 2011. Poster presentation.
• International Anesthesia Research Society. Raghunathan K, Gibson C, McGee W, Thanawala R, Hochheiser G, Ganim R. Observational study of functional hemodynamics during one lung ventilation. Boston, MA. May 18-May 21, 2012. Poster presentation.