School of Medicine

Department of Anesthesiology

The Department of Anesthesiology has faculty members dedicated to research activities.

Eng LK, Okada LK, Eng MR. Regional Considerations for Chronic Noncancer Pain. In Kaye AD (Editor), Essentials of Regional Anesthesia, 2nd ed (2018). 

Emelife PI, Eng MR, Menard BL, Myers AS, Cornett EM, Urman RD, Kaye AD. Adjunct medications for peripheral and neuraxial anesthesia. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2018 Jun;32(2):83-99. doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2018.06.011. Epub 2018 Jul 3. Review. 

Ward AM, Pino RM. Efficacy and safety of recombinant human activated protein C for severe sepsis: The PROWESS Study Group. In: Bittner, EA, ed.  50 Studies Ever Intensivist Should Know. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018, p. 61-67. 

Pino RM, Ali HH. Monitoring and Managing Neuromuscular Blockade.  In: Longnecker DE, Newman MF, Sandberg WS, Zapol WM, eds. Anesthesiology, 3rd ed., New York: McGraw-Hill, 2018, p. 444-461. 

Sonny A, Pino RM. Rib Fracture and Lung Contusion: Impact on Pulmonary Function Tests. In: deMoya M, Mayberry J, eds. Rib Fracture Management: A Practical Manual. New York: Springer, 2018, p. 85-92. 

Pino RM, Sonny A. Renal Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Pharmacology. In: Gropper MA, Miller RD, Cohen N, Eriksson LI, et al. eds. Miller’s Anesthesia, 9th ed., New York: Elsevier, 2019, p. 444-461. 

Kaye AD, Manchikanti L, Novitch MB, Mungrue IN, Anwar M, Jones MR, Helander EM, Cornett EM, Eng MR, Grider JS, Harned ME, Benyamin RM, Swicegood JR, Simopoulos TT, Abdi S, Urman RD, Deer TR, Bakhit C, Sanapati M, Atluri S, Pasupuleti R, Soin A, Diwan S, Vallejo R, Candido KD, Knezevic NN, Beall D, Albers SL, Latchaw RE, Prabhakar H, Hirsch JA. Responsible, Safe, and Effective Use of Antithrombotics and Anticoagulants in Patients Undergoing Interventional Techniques: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines. Pain Physician. 2019 Jan;22(1S):S1-S74. 

Zaghiyan KN, Mendelson BJ, Eng MR, Ovsepyan G, Mirocha JM, Fleshner P. Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Laparoscopic Versus Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 Feb. 

Iqbal U, Green JB, Patel S, Tong Y, Zebrower M, Kaye AD, Urman RD, Eng MR, Cornett EM, Liu H. Preoperative patient preparation in enhanced recovery pathways. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2019 Apr. 

Helander EM, Kaye AJ, Eng MR, Emelife PI, Motejunas MW, Bonneval LA, Terracciano JA, Cornett EM, Kaye AD. Regional Nerve Blocks-Best Practice Strategies for Reduction in Complications and Comprehensive Review. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2019 May 23. 

Jones MR, Prabhakar A, Viswanath O, Urits I, Green JB, Kendrick JB, Brunk AJ, Eng MR, Orhurhu V, Cornett EM, Kaye AD. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Pain Ther. 2019 Jun. 

Urits I, Ostling PS, Novitch MB, Burns JC, Charipova K, Gress KL, Kaye RJ, Eng MR, Cornett EM, Kaye AD. Truncal regional nerve blocks in clinical anesthesia practice. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2019 Dec. 

Jones MR, Novitch MB, Hall OM, Bourgeois AP, Jeha GM, Kaye RJ, Orhurhu V, Orhurhu MS, Eng M, Cornett EM, Kaye AD. Fascia iliaca block, history, technique, and efficacy in clinical practice. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2019 Dec. 

Florio G, Ferrari M, Bittner EA, De Santis Santiago R, Pirrone M, Fumagalli J, Droghi MT, Mietto C, Pinciroli R, Berg S, Bagchi A, Shelton K, Kuo A, Lai Y, Sonny A, Lai P, Hibbert K, Kwo J, Pino RM, Wiener-Kronish J, Amato, M, Arora P, Kacmarek R, Berra L.  Lung rescue team improves survival in obesity with acute respiratory distress syndrome.  Crit Care 2020;24:4. 

Eng MR, Khan T, Farooq R. In CJ Fox (Editor), Quality of Care in Perioperative Medicine. Catastrophic Perioperative Complications and Management – A Comprehensive Textbook, 1st ed. (2021). 

Pino RM, Singh J. Appropriate clinical use of lactate measurements. Anesthesiology 2021;134:637-644. 

Pino RM, Dunn PF, Kacmarek, Bryan RJ, Bigatello LM. An algorithm for the sedation of patients with obstructive sleep apnea by non-anesthesiologists. Curr Med Res Opinion 2021. 

Pino RM, Singh J. Clinical use of lactate managements. Reply. Anesthesiology 2021;134: 

Parker EM, Bittner EA, Berra L, Pino RM. Efficiency of prolonged prone positioning for mechanically ventilated patients infected with COVID-19. J Clin Med 2021;10:2969. 

Kaye AD,  Okeagu CN, Tortorich G, Pham AD, Ly EI, Brondeel KC, Eng MR, Luedi MM, Urman RD, Cornett EM. COVID-19 impact on the renal system: Pathophysiology and clinical outcomes, Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiol. 2021 October. 

Spence AL, Mayerle M, Sardana N, Clay MC, Eng MR, Urman RD, Cornett EM, Kaye AD. COVID-19 impact on the cardiovascular system: Pathophysiology and clinical outcomes, Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology. 2021 October. 

Hadniziar D, Bittner EA, Pino RM. Dicrotic pulse due to abdominal aortic aneurysm. Cardiothoracic Vasc Anesth 2022;36:919-920.  

Uppot RN, Yu AYC, Samadi K, Pino RM, Lee J. Let the HER talk loudly: An EHR-connected verbal surgical safety chechlist for medical procedures in the intensive care unit. J Patient Saf 2022;18:e136-e139.  

Pino RM, Riley LE. Critical tracheal stenosis from adenoid cystic carcinoma during pregnancy. Case report.  J Clin Anesth 2022;82.  

Pino RM. Education is needed to honor do not resuscitate decisions. Minerva Anestesiol 2022; 88:872-873.  

Pino RM. Management of a procedural sedation program. J Clin Anesth 2022;82:110946.  

Contributor with S. M. Galvagno. Pregnancy-Related Acute Kidney Injury. In: Fundamental Critical Care Support: Obstetrics, 2nd ed., Mt Prospect, Il: Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2022, p. 177-194. 

Eng MR, Retrospective Study of Regional Anesthesia or General Anesthesia for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty. Presented at the Louisiana Society of Anesthesiologists, April 2023. 

Cao A, Bellfi LT, Schoen J, Greiffenstein P, Marr AB, Stuke L, Hunt JP, Pino RM, Smith A. Perioperative fluid management in surgical patients: A review. The AmericanSurgeon 2023.   

Sonny A, Pino RM. Renal Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Pharmacology. In: Millers's Anesthesia, 10th ed., New York: Elsevier, 2023 (in press). 

Riopelle JM, Kozmenko VV, Wyche MQ, Yapuncich ML, Pitre EJ. Lower Double-Wall Puncture Rate During Ultrasound-Guided Internal Jugular Vein Cannulation Using Sharper, Narrower-Gauge, and/or Length-Optimized Needles: A 6-Year Quality Improvement Clinical Series in Adult Patients. Ochsner Journal. Published online June 20, 2023.