2013 Research Publications

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The following list represents published clinical results of departmental faculty for calendar year 2013.

Berta T, Liu YC, Xu ZZ, Ji RR. Tissue plasminogen activator contributes to morphine tolerance and induces mechanical allodynia via astrocytic IL-1β and ERK signaling in the spinal cord of mice. Neuroscience. 2013 Sep 5;247:376-85. Epub 2013 May 21.

Newman MF, Mathew JP, Aronson S. The Evolution of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine. Anesthesiology. May;118(5):1005-7.

Bartels K, Daneshmand MA, Mathew JP, Glower DD, Swaminathan M, Nicoara A. Delayed postmyectomy ventricular septal defect. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Apr;27(2):381-4.

Karhausen J, Qing M, Gibson A, Moeser AJ, Griefingholt H, Hale LP, Abraham SN, Mackensen BG. Intestinal Mast Cells Mediate Gut Injury and Systemic Inflammation in a Rat Model of Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest. Crit Care Med. 2013 Sep;41(9):e200-10.

Yang W, Wang L, Paschen W. Development of a High-Throughput Screening Assay for Inhibitors of Small Ubiquitin-Like Modifier Proteases. J Biomol Screen. 2013 Jun;18(5):621-8. Epub 2013 Mar 7.

Habib AS, Gan TJ. Scientific Fraud: Impact of Fujii’s Data on Our Current Knowledge and Practice for the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. Anesth Analg. 2013 Mar;116(3):520-2.

Guinn NR, Broomer BW, White W, Richardson W, Hill SE. Comparison of visually estimated blood loss with direct hemoglobin measurement in multilevel spine surgery. Transfusion. 2013 Feb 26. [Epub ahead of print]

Bigatello LM, Amirfarzan H, Haghighi AK, Newhouse B, Del Rio JM, Allen K, Chang A, Schmidt U, Razavi M. Effects of routine monitoring of delirium in a surgical/trauma intensive care unit. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Mar;74(3):876-883.

Levy JH, Faraoni D, Spring JL, Douketis JD, Samama CM. Managing New Oral Anticoagulants in the Perioperative and Intensive Care Unit Setting. Anesthesiology. 2013 Jun;118(6):1466-74.

Goldberg JS. Chronic opioid therapy and opioid tolerance: a new hypothesis. Pain Res Treat. 2013;2013:407504. Epub 2013 Jan 14.

Ituk US, Allen TK, Habib AS. The peripartum management of a patient with glutaric aciduria type 1. J Clin Anesth. Mar 2013;25(2):141-145.

Shaw AD, Kellum JA. The Risk of AKI in Patients Treated with Intravenous Solutions Containing Hydroxyethyl Starch. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013 Mar;8(3):497-503. Epub 2013 Jan 18.

Clarke C, Lindsay DR, Pyati S, Buchheit T. Residual limb pain is not a diagnosis: a proposed algorithm to classify postamputation pain. Clin J Pain. 2013 Jun;29(6):551-62.

Nishisaki A, Turner DA, Brown CA 3rd, Walls RM, Nadkarni VM; National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS) and Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network. A National Emergency Airway Registry for Children: Landscape of Tracheal Intubation in 15 PICUs. Crit Care Med. 2013 Mar;41(3):874-85.

Matot I, Katz M, Pappo O, Zelig O, Corchia N, Yedgar S, Barshtein G, Guerrero EB, Abramovitch R. Resuscitation With Aged Blood Exacerbates Liver Injury in a Hemorrhagic Rat Model. Crit Care Med. 2013 Mar;41(3):842-849.

Balajonda N, Bisanar TL, Mathew JP, Pang H, Voils CI. Determinants of a subject’s decision to participate in clinical anesthesia research. Anesth Analg. Feb 2013;116(2):448-454.

Fontes MT, Swift RC, Phillips-Bute B, Podgoreanu MV, Stafford-Smith M, Newman MF, Mathew JP; Neurologic Outcome Research Group of the Duke Heart Center. Predictors of cognitive recovery after cardiac surgery. Anesth Analg. 2013 Feb;116(2):435-42. Epub 2013 Jan 9.

Oderda GM, Gan TJ, Johnson BH, Robinson SB. Effect of opioid-related adverse events on outcomes in selected surgical patients. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2013 Mar;27(1):62-70. Epub 2013 Jan 9.

Habib AS. Phenylephrine versus ephedrine for the management of hypotension in the obstetric patient; do we have an updated answer? CNS Neurosci Ther. 2013 Mar;19(3):199-200. Epub 2013 Jan 2.

Bartels K, McDonagh DL, Newman MF, Mathew JP. Neurocognitive outcomes after cardiac surgery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2013 Feb;26(1):91-7.

Waldron NH, Jones CA, Gan TJ, Allen TK, Habib AS. Impact of perioperative dexamethasone on postoperative analgesia and side-effects: systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth. Feb 2013;110(2):191-200.

Yang W, Wang L, Roehn G, Pearlstein RD, Ali-Osman F, Pan H, Goldbrunner R, Krantz M, Harms C, Paschen W. Small ubiquitin-like modifier 1-3 conjugation [corrected] is activated in human astrocytic brain tumors and is required for glioblastoma cell survival. Cancer Sci. 2013 Jan;104(1):70-7. Epub 2012 Nov 28. Erratum in: Cancer Sci. 2013 Feb;104(2):274.

Wang Z, Wang R, Sheng H, Sheng SP, Paschen W, Yang W. Transient ischemia induces massive nuclear accumulation of SUMO2/3-conjugated proteins in spinal cord neurons. Spinal Cord. 2013 Feb;51(2):139-43. Epub 2012 Sep 4.

Bergese SD, Dalal P, Vandse R, Satlin A, Lin Z, Candiotti K, Cohen L, Gan TJ. A double-blind, randomized, multicenter, dose-ranging study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of fospropofol disodium as an intravenous sedative for colonoscopy in high-risk populations. Am J Ther. 2013 Mar;20(2):163-71.

Segall N, Kaber DB, Taekman JM, Wright MC. A cognitive modeling approach to decision support tool design for anesthesia provider crisis management. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 2013; 29(2):55-66.

Marcia CA, Taekman, JM.  To die or not to die? A review of simulated death.  Simul Healthc. 2013 Feb;8(1):8-12.

Bartels K, Thiele RH, Gan TJ.  Rational fluid management in today’s ICU practice.  Critical Care 2013, 17(Suppl 1):S6.

Raghunathan K, Pyati S. Persistent postsurgical pain–need for better methods. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2013 Jan-Feb;38(1):73-4.

Raghunathan K, Shaw A. Hydroxyethyl starch or saline in intensive care. N Engl J Med. 2013 Feb 21;368(8):774-5.

Raghunathan K, Shaw AD, Bagshaw SM. Fluids are drugs: type, dose and toxicity. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2013 Aug;19(4):290-8.

Raghunathan K, Connelly NR, Friderici J, Naglieri-Prescod D, Joyce R, Prasanna P, Ponnusamy N. Unwarranted variability in antibiotic prophylaxis for cesarean section delivery: a national survey of anesthesiologists. Anesth Analg. 2013 Mar;116(3):644-8. Epub 2013 Feb 11.

Lee P, Huh BK. Peripheral nerve stimulation for the treatment of primary headache. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2013 Mar;17(3):319.

Lehman EP 4th, Guercio JR. The Step 2 Clinical Skills exam–a poor value proposition. N Engl J Med. 2013 Mar 7;368(10):889-91.

Alexander BS, Gelb AW, Mantulin WW, Cerussi AE, Tromberg BJ, Yu Z, Lee C, Meng L. Impact of stepwise hyperventilation on cerebral tissue oxygen saturation in anesthetized patients: a mechanistic study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2013 May;57(5):604-12. Epub 2013 Jan 2.

Wang H, Anderson LG, Lascola CD, James ML, Venkatraman TN, Bennett ER, Acheson SK, Vitek MP, Laskowitz DT. ApolipoproteinE mimetic peptides improve outcome after focal ischemia. Exp Neurol. 2013 Mar;241:67-74. Epub 2012 Dec 6.

Olson DM, Grissom JL, Williamson RA, Bennett SN, Bellows ST, James ML. Interrater reliability of the bedside shivering assessment scale. Am J Crit Care. 2013 Jan;22(1):70-4.

Liu T, Ji RR.  New insights into the mechanisms of itch: are pain and itch controlled by distinct mechanisms?  Pflugers Arch. 2013 Dec;465(12):1671-85. Epub 2013 May 1.

Benner EJ, Luciano D, Jo R, Abdi K, Paez-Gonzalez P, Sheng H, Warner DS, Liu C, Eroglu C, Kuo CT. Protective astrogenesis from the SVZ niche after injury is controlled by Notch modulator Thbs4. Nature. 2013 May 16;497(7449):369-73. Epub 2013 Apr 24.

Sheng SP, Lei B, James ML, Lascola CD, Venkatraman TN, Jung JY, Maze M, Franks NP, Pearlstein RD, Sheng H, Warner DS. Xenon neuroprotection in experimental stroke: interactions with hypothermia and intracerebral hemorrhage. Anesthesiology. Dec 2012;117(6):1262-1275.

Topjian AA, Berg RA, Bierens JJ, Branche CM, Clark RS, Friberg H, Hoedemaekers CW, Holzer M, Katz LM, Knape JT, Kochanek PM, Nadkarni V, van der Hoeven JG, Warner DS. Brain resuscitation in the drowning victim. Neurocrit Care. Dec 2012;17(3):441-467.

Tovmasyan A, Sheng H, Weitner T, Arulpragasam A, Lu M, Warner DS, Vujaskovic Z, Spasojevic I, Batinic-Haberle I. Design, mechanism of action,bioavailability and therapeutic effects of mn porphyrin-based redox modulators. Med Princ Pract. 2013;22(2):103-130.

Tovmasyan A, Weitner T, Sheng H, Lu M, Rajic Z, Warner DS, Spasojevic I, Reboucas JS, Benov L, Batinic-Haberle I. Differential coordination demands in Fe versus Mn water-soluble cationic metalloporphyrins translate into remarkably different aqueous redox chemistry and biology. Inorg Chem. 2013 May 20;52(10):5677-91. Epub 2013 May 6.

Weitner T, Kos I, Sheng H, Tovmasyan A, Reboucas JS, Fan P, Warner DS,Vujaskovic Z, Batinic-Haberle I, Spasojevic I. Comprehensive pharmacokinetic studies and oral bioavailability of two Mn porphyrin-based SOD mimics, MnTE-2-PyP(5+) and MnTnHex-2-PyP(5+). Free Radic Biol Med. May 2013;58:73-80.

Yates RB, Sheng H, Sakai H, Kleven DT, DeSimone NA, Stafford-Smith M, Warner DS. Lack of evidence for a remote effect of renal ischemia/reperfusion acute kidney injury on outcome from temporary focal cerebral ischemia in the rat. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Feb 2013;27(1):71-78.

Reeves ST, Finley AC, Skubas NJ, Swaminathan M, Whitley WS, Glas KE, Hahn RT, Shanewise JS, Adams MS, Shernan SK; Council on Perioperative Echocardiography of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists.  Basic perioperative transesophageal echocardiography examination: a consensus statement of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists.  J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013 May;26(5):443-56.

Reeves ST, Finley AC, Skubas NJ, Swaminathan M, Whitley WS, Glas KE, Hahn RT, Shanewise JS, Adams MS, Shernan SK; Council on Perioperative Echocardiography of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists; Charleston, South Carolina; New York, New York; Durham, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts.  Special article: basic perioperative transesophageal echocardiography examination: a consensus statement of the american society of echocardiography and the society of cardiovascular anesthesiologists.  Anesth Analg. 2013 Sep;117(3):543-58.

Adler AC, Connelly NR, Ankam A, Raghunathan K.  Inhaled Anesthetic Agent-Vaporizer Mismatch: Management in Settings with Limited Resources: Don’t Try This at Home.  Anesth Analg. 2013 Jun;116(6):1272-5. Epub 2013 Apr 4.

Ho JK, Zhou W, Ashraf M, Swaminathan M, Sahn D, Mahajan A.  Effect of Pharmacologic Increases in Afterload on Left Ventricular Rotation and Strain in a Rabbit Model.  J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013 Jun;26(6):674-82. Epub 2013 Apr 20.

James ML, Anderson ND, Swaminathan M, Phillips-Bute B, Hanna JM, Smigla GR, Barfield ME, Bhattacharya SD, Williams JB, Gaca JG, Husain AM, Hughes GC. Predictors of electrocerebral inactivity with deep hypothermia. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Apr 11. [Epub ahead of print]

James ML, Grau-Sepulveda MV, Olson DM, Smith EE, Hernandez AF, Peterson ED, Schwamm LH, Bhatt DL, Fonarow GC.  Insurance Status and Outcome after Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Findings from Get with The Guidelines-Stroke.  J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2013 Mar 26. [Epub ahead of print]

Habib AS, George RB, McKeen DM, White WD, Ituk US, Megalla SA, Allen TK. Antiemetics added to phenylephrine infusion during cesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Mar;121(3):615-23.

Xu ZZ, Liu XJ, Berta T, Park CK, Lü N, Serhan CN, Ji RR.  Neuroprotectin/Protectin D1 protects neuropathic pain in mice after nerve trauma.  Ann Neurol. 2013 Sep;74(3):490-5. Epub 2013 Sep 4.

Ali Khan S, McDonagh DL, Gan TJ. Wound complications with dexamethasone for postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis: a moot point? Anesth Analg. 2013 May;116(5):966-8.

Dominguez JE, Habib AS. Prophylaxis and treatment of the side-effects of neuraxial morphine analgesia following cesarean delivery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2013 Jun;26(3):288-95.

George RB, Allen TK, Habib AS.  Intermittent epidural bolus compared to continuous epidural infusions for labor analgesia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.  Anesthesia & Analgesia 2013; 116 (1): 133-44.

Habib AS, George RB, McKeen DM, White WD, Ituk US, Megalla SA, Allen TK.  Antiemetics added to phenylephrine infusion during cesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial.  Obstetrics and Gynecology 2013; 121 (3): 615-623.

Kurrek MM, Gan TJ. Low-dose droperidol for prevention of postoperative nausea in adults. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2013 Jul;30(7):443-4.

Yang CI, Fine GF, Jooste EH, Mutich R, Walczak SA, Motoyama EK. The effect of cisatracurium and rocuronium on lung function in anesthetized children. Anesth Analg. Dec 2013;117(6):1393-1400.

Miller TE, Gan TJ. Closed-loop systems in anesthesia: reality or fantasy? Anesth Analg. Nov 2013;117(5):1039-1041.

Kertai MD, Esper SA, Akushevich I, Voora D, Ginsburg GS, Stafford-Smith M, Grichnik K, Newman MF, Fontes ML, Smith P, Podgoreanu MV, Mathew JP; Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Research Endeavors (CARE) Group. Preoperative CYP2D6 metabolism-dependent beta-blocker use and mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. Nov 21 2013.

Jooste EH, Haft WA, Ames WA, Sherman FS, Vallejo MC. Anesthetic care of parturients with single ventricle physiology. J Clin Anesth. Aug 2013;25(5):417-423.

Cherry A, Aronson S. The future of cardiothoracic anesthesia. Anesthesiol Clin. Jun 2013;31(2):207-216.

Bartels K, Karhausen J, Clambey ET, Grenz A, Eltzschig HK. Perioperative Organ Injury. Anesthesiology. Oct 11 2013.

Iwabuchi M, Sheng H, Thompson J, Wang L, Dubois LG, Gooden D, Moseley M, Paschen W, Yang W.  Characterization of the ubiquitin-modified proteome regulated by transient forebrain ischemia.  J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2013 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print]

Umeano O, Phillips-Bute B, Hailey CE, Sun W, Gray MC, Roulhac-Wilson B, McDonagh DL, Kranz PG, Laskowitz DT, James ML. Gender and age interact to affect early outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage. PLOS One. 2013. 8(11).

Cherry AD, Suliman HB, Bartz RB, Piantadosi CA.  Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ co-activator 1 α as a critical co-activator of the murine hepatic oxidative stress response and mitochondrial biogenesis in S. aureus sepsis.  J Biol Chem. 2013 Nov 19. [Epub ahead of print]

Hotchkiss RS, Levy JH, Levi M.  Sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation, symmetrical peripheral gangrene, and amputations.  Crit Care Med. 2013 Oct;41(10):e290-1.

Alberts M, Bandarenko N, Gaca J, Lockhart E, Milano C, Alexander S, Linder D, Frederick W. Lombard FW, Welsby IJ.  Reduced use of allogeneic platelets through high-yield perioperative autologous plateletpheresis and reinfusion.  Transfusion. 2013 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print]

Mathew JP, White WD, Schinderle DB, Podgoreanu MV, Berger M, Milano CA, Laskowitz DT, Stafford-Smith M, Blumenthal JA, Newman MF. Intraoperative Magnesium Administration Does Not Improve Neurocognitive Function After Cardiac Surgery. Stroke. 2013 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print]

Berger M, Philips-Bute B, Guercio J, Hopkins TJ, James ML, Borel CO, Warner DS, McDonagh DL. A Novel Application for Bolus Remifentanil: Blunting the Hemodynamic Response to Mayfield Skull Clamp Placement. Curr Med Res Opin. 2013 Oct 25. [Epub ahead of print]

Law JA, Broemling N, Cooper RM, Drolet P, Duggan LV, Griesdale DE, Hung OR, Jones PM, Kovacs G, Massey S, Morris IR, Mullen T, Murphy MF, Preston R, Naik VN, Scott J, Stacey S, Turkstra TP, Wong DT; for the Canadian Airway Focus Group.  The difficult airway with recommendations for management – Part 1 – Difficult tracheal intubation encountered in an unconscious/induced patient.  Can J Anaesth. 2013 Nov;60(11):1089-1118. Epub 2013 Oct 17.

Law JA, Broemling N, Cooper RM, Drolet P, Duggan LV, Griesdale DE, Hung OR, Jones PM, Kovacs G, Massey S, Morris IR, Mullen T, Murphy MF, Preston R, Naik VN, Scott J, Stacey S, Turkstra TP, Wong DT; for the Canadian Airway Focus Group.  The difficult airway with recommendations for management – Part 2 – The anticipated difficult airway.  Can J Anaesth. 2013 Nov;60(11):1119-1138. Epub 2013 Oct 17.

Karhausen J, Stafford-Smith M. The role of nonocclusive sources of acute gut injury in cardiac surgery: A review. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print]

Adler AC, Nathanson BH, Raghunathan K, McGee WT. Effects of body surface area-indexed calculations in the morbidly obese: A mathematical analysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Sep 30. [Epub ahead of print]

Ames WA, Hill K, Jooste EH. Anesthesia in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and MRI. In: Da Cruz EM, Ivy D, Jaggers, J, eds. Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac surgery and Intensive care. London:Springer, 2014: 721-741. http://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-1-4471-4619-3/page/2

Williamson RA, Phillips-Bute BG, McDonagh DL, Gray MC, Zomorodi AR, Olson DM, Britz GW, Laskowitz DT, James ML. Predictors of extraventricular drain-associated bacterial ventriculitis. J Crit Care. 2013 Oct 11. [Epub ahead of print]

Olson DM, Zomorodi MG, James ML, Cox CE, Moretti EW, Riemen KE, Graffagnino C. Exploring the impact of augmenting sedation assessment with physiologic monitors. Aust Crit Care. 2013 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print]

Thiele R, Bartels K, Esper S, Ikeda K, Gan TJ. Real-Time Doppler-Based Arterial Vascular Impedance and Peripheral Pressure-Flow Loops: A Pilot Study.  J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth.  2013 Sep 25. [Epub ahead of print]

Coca SG, Garg AX, Swaminathan M, Garwood S, Hong K, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Passik C, Koyner JL, Parikh CR. Preoperative angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blocker use and acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.  Nephrol Dial Transplant  2013 Sep 29. [Epub ahead of print]

Badescu GC, Kisslo J, Risum N, Glower DD, Swaminathan M. Dyssynchrony: A Different Kind of Mitral Regurgitation.  J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth.  2013 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print]

Swaminathan M, Mahmood F. Mitral Regurgitation: Focusing on the Cause Rather than the Effect.  J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth.  2013 Sep 25. [Epub ahead of print]

Bartels K, Thiele RH, Phillips-Bute B, Glower DD, Swaminathan M, Kisslo J, Burkhard Mackensen G.  Dynamic indices of mitral valve function using perioperative three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.  J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Sep 5. [Epub ahead of print]

Taves S, Berta T, Chen G, Ji RR.  Microglia and Spinal Cord Synaptic Plasticity in Persistent Pain.  Neural Plast. 2013;2013:753656. Epub 2013 Aug 18.

Davis NL, Davis DA, Johnson NM, Grichnik KL, Headrick LA, Pingleton SK, Bower E, Gibbs R.  Aligning academic continuing medical education with quality improvement: A model for the 21st century.  Acad Med. 2013 Aug 21. [Epub ahead of print] Note: This article was published from work that was done while Dr. Grichnik was at Duke.

Rigsby CC, Maldonado Y, Hellman AR, Field RA, Taylor MA, Troianos CA.  Echo rounds: incidental mass of the tricuspid valve annulus diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography.  Anesth Analg. 2013 Sep;117(3):583-6. Epub 2013 Aug 6.

Bartels K, Thiele RH, Phillips-Bute B, Glower DD, Swaminathan M, Kisslo J, Burkhard Mackensen G.  Dynamic indices of mitral valve function using perioperative three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.  J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Sep 5. [Epub ahead of print]

Lu Y, Dong H, Gao Y, Gong Y, Ren Y, Gu N, Zhou S, Xia N, Sun YY, Ji RR, Xiong L.  A feed-forward spinal cord glycinergic neural circuit gates mechanical allodynia.  J Clin Invest. 2013 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print]

Sun W, Pan W, Kranz PG, Hailey CE, Williamson RA, Sun W, Laskowitz DT, James ML.  Predictors of late neurological deterioration after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.  Neurocrit Care. 2013 Aug 24. [Epub ahead of print]

Steingrub JS, Lagu T, Rothberg MB, Nathanson BH, Raghunathan K, Lindenauer PK.  Treatment With Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and the Risk of In-Hospital Mortality Among Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Severe Sepsis.  Crit Care Med. 2013 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print]

Lei B, Dawson HN, Roulhac-Wilson B, Wang H, Laskowitz DT, James ML. Tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonism improves neurological recovery in murine intracerebral hemorrhage. J Neuroinflammation. 2013 Aug 20;10(1):103.

Lei B, Mace B, Bellows ST, Sullivan PM, Vitek MP, Laskowitz DT, James ML. Interaction between sex and APOE genetic background in a murine model of ICH. Transl Stroke Res. 2012 Jul; 3(1):S94-S101.

Ven TV, Ji RR.  Dietary control of chronic headache: involvement of pro-resolution lipid mediators.  Pain. 2013 Aug 14. [Epub ahead of print]

Pagadala P, Park CK, Bang S, Xu ZZ, Xie RG, Liu T, Han BX, Tracey WD Jr, Wang F, Ji RR.  Loss of NR1 Subunit of NMDARs in Primary Sensory Neurons Leads to Hyperexcitability and Pain Hypersensitivity: Involvement of Ca2+-Activated Small Conductance Potassium Channels.  J Neurosci. 2013 Aug 14;33(33):13425-30.

Marik PE, Raghunathan K, Bloomstone J. Rebuttal from Dr Marik et al. Chest. 2013 Aug;144(2):379-80.

Marik PE, Raghunathan K, Bloomstone J. Counterpoint: are the best patient outcomes achieved when ICU bundles are rigorously adhered to? No. Chest. 2013 Aug;144(2):374-8.

Faraoni D, Levy JH. Algorithm-based management of bleeding in patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Crit Care. 2013 May 8;17(3):432. [Epub ahead of print]

Ouyang MW, McDonagh DL, Phillips-Bute B, James ML, Friedman AH, Gan TJ.  Comparison of postoperative nausea between benign and malignant brain tumor patients undergoing awake craniotomy: a retrospective analysis.  Curr Med Res Opin. 2013 Jul 16. [Epub ahead of print]

Ouyang MW, McDonagh DL, Phillips-Bute B, James ML, Friedman AH, Gan TJ.  Does midline shift predict postoperative nausea in brain tumor patients undergoing awake craniotomy? A retrospective analysis.  Curr Med Res Opin. 2013 Jul 16. [Epub ahead of print]

James ML, Dority J, Gray MC, Bellows ST, McDonagh DL, Brambrink AM.  Survey of Anesthesiologists Practicing in American Neurointensive Care Units as Neurointensivists.  J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2013 Jul 24. [Epub ahead of print]

Khan SA, Adogwa O, Gan TJ, Null UT, Verla T, Gokhale S, White WD, Britz GW, Zomorodi AR, James ML, McDonagh DL.  Effect of 6% hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 in 0.9% sodium chloride (Voluven®) on complications after subarachnoid hemorrhage: a retrospective analysis.  Springerplus. 2013 Jul 15;2(1):314. Print 2013 Dec.

Brown KE, Mirrakhimov AE, Yeddula K, Kwatra MM.  Propofol and the risk of delirium: Exploring the anticholinergic properties of propofol.  Med Hypotheses. 2013 Jul 25. [Epub ahead of print]

Mirrakhimov AE, Yen T, Kwatra MM. Delirium after cardiac surgery: Have we overlooked obstructive sleep apnea? Med Hypotheses. 2013 Apr 22.  [Epub ahead of print]

Mirrakhimov AE, Brewbaker CL, Krystal AD, Kwatra MM. Obstructive sleep apnea and delirium: exploring possible mechanisms.Sleep Breath. 2013 Apr 14. [Epub ahead of print]

Wright MC, Segall N, Hobbs G, Phillips-Bute B, Maynard L, Taekman JM.  Standardized assessment for evaluation of team skills: validity and feasibility.  Simul Healthc. 2013 Jul 9. [Epub ahead of print]

Goodnough LT, Levy JH, Murphy MF.  Concepts of blood transfusion in adults.  Lancet. 2013 May 25;381(9880):1845-54.

Levy JH, Greenberg C.  Biology of Factor XIII and clinical manifestations of Factor XIII deficiency.  Transfusion. 2013 May;53(5):1120-31.

Bolac CS, Wallace AH, Broadwater G, Havrilesky LJ, Habib AS.  Impact of postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis with dexamethasone on postoperative wound complications in patients undergoing laparotomy for endometrial cancer.  Anesthesia & Analgesia 2013 May; 116 (5):1041-7.

Habib AS.  Anaesthesia for caesarean delivery of growth restricted foetuses: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.  European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2013; 30: 5-6.

Reed C, Kwatra SG, Brown K, Kwatra MM. Revisiting the prehypertension debate: Increasing evidence for treatment yet randomized clinical trials are lacking. Blood Press. 2013 May 2. [Epub ahead of print]

Zhang ZJ, Cao DL, Zhang X, Ji RR, Gao YJ.  Chemokine contribution to neuropathic pain: respective induction of CXCL1 and CXCR2 in spinal cord astrocytes and neurons.  Pain. 2013 Jul 4.  [Epub ahead of print]

McCartney SL, Swaminathan M.  Invited commentary.  Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul;96(1):140.

Ji RR, Berta T, Nedergaard M.  Glia and Pain: Is chronic pain a gliopathy?  Pain. 2013 Jun 20. [Epub ahead of print]

Xu ZZ, Berta T, Ji RR. Resolvin E1 inhibits neuropathic pain and spinal cord microglial activation following peripheral nerve injury. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2013 Mar;8(1):37-41. Epub 2012 Aug 10.

Obeid JS, Gerken K, Madathil KC, Rugg D, Alstad CE, Fryar K, Alexander R, Gramopadhye AK, Moskowitz J, Sanderson IC. Development of an electronic research permissions management system to enhance informed consents and capture research authorizations data. AMIA Jt Summits Transl Sci Proc. 2013 Mar 18;2013:189-93. eCollection 2013. PubMed PMID: 24303263; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3845791.

Tang P, Onaitis M, Desai B, Gaca JG, Milano CA, Stafford-Smith M, Glower DD Jr. Minithoracotomy versus sternotomy for mitral surgery in patients with chronic renal impairment: a propensity-matched study. Innovations (Phila). 2013 Sep-Oct;8(5):325-31. doi: 10.1097/IMI.0000000000000020. PubMed PMID: 24346579.

Khan SA, Agrawal A, Hailey CE, Smith TP, Gokhale S, Alexander MJ, Britz GW, Zomorodi AR, McDonagh DL, James ML. Effect of surgical clipping versus endovascular coiling on recovery from oculomotor nerve palsy in patients with posterior communicating artery aneurysms: A retrospective comparative study and meta-analysis. Asian J Neurosurg. 2013 Jul;8(3):117-24. doi: 10.4103/1793-5482.121671. PubMed PMID: 24403953; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3877497.

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