selected publications

• academic article

  • The Effect of Epsilon-Aminocaproic Acid and Aprotinin on Fibrinolysis and Blood Loss in Patients Undergoing Primary, Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Noninferiority Trial.  Anesthesia & Analgesia.  109:15-24. 2009
  • Independent study and performance on the anesthesiology in-training examination.  Journal of Clinical Anesthesia.  18:471-473. 2006
  • Intraservice Time Is Not a Proxy for Operating Room Time.  Anesthesiology.  101:1041-1041. 2004
  • Revenue Gain for Academic Anesthesiology Departments if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provide Full Reimbursement to Teaching Physicians.  Anesthesiology.  100:754-754. 2004
  • The Influence of Crystalloid and Colloid Replacement Solutions in Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution: A Preliminary Survey of Hemostatic Markers.  Anesthesia & Analgesia.  96:363-368. 2003
  • Anesthetic Considerations for Bariatric Surgery.  Anesthesia & Analgesia.  95:1793-1805. 2002
  • Anesthetic management of morbidly obese patients.  Seminars in Anesthesia Perioperative Medicine and Pain.  21:46-58. 2002
  • Thromboelastography®: Past, Present, and Future.  Anesthesiology.  92:1226-1226. 2000
  • Ketamine inhibits agonist-induced cAMP accumulation increase in human airway smooth muscle cells.  Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie.  46:1172-1177. 1999
  • Comparison of Adenosine and Remifentanil Infusions as Adjuvants to Desflurane Anesthesia.  Anesthesiology.  90:956-963. 1999
  • Unexplained decrease in measured oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry following injection of Lymphazurin 1% (isosulfan blue) during a lymphatic mapping procedure.  Journal of Surgical Oncology.  70:126-129. 1999
  • Does D-dimer formation in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) reflect primary fibrinolysis?.  Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.  11:537-538. 1997
  • Management of a postpartum coagulopathy using thrombelastography.  Journal of Clinical Anesthesia.  9:243-247. 1997
  • Role of intraoperative autotransfusion after cardiopulmonary bypass.  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  63:1513-1514. 1997
  • Pain on Injection of Rocuronium Bromide.  Anesthesia & Analgesia.  84:228-228. 1997
  • Why is acute preoperative plasmapheresis not uniformly effective at decreasing bleeding following cardiac surgery?.  Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.  7:766-766. 1993
  • Influence of ketorolac tromethamine on clot elastic strength in humans as assessed by thromboelastography.  Journal of Clinical Anesthesia.  5:216-220. 1993
  • Changes in plasma atrial natriuretic peptide concentration during heart transplantation.  Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.  6:686-691. 1992
  • How Does Epidural Anesthesia and Analgesia Influence Perioperative Coagulability?.  Anesthesia & Analgesia.  75:463???464-463???464. 1992
  • Ketorolac tromethamine may be efficacious in treating hypotension from mesenteric traction.  Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.  6:456-457. 1992
  • Effects of three anesthetic induction techniques on heart rate variability.  Journal of Clinical Anesthesia.  4:265-276. 1992

• blog posting

  • Thromboelastography in preeclamptic patients..  PubMed. 493-5. 1996