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Vijay Kumar Ramaiah

Vijay Kumar Ramaiah

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Neuroanesthesia

Selected Publications

Carotid and Intracranial Surgery

Chapter · January 1, 2021 Carotid surgeries that are performed to prevent strokes are carotid endarterectomy (CEA), carotid angioplasty/stenting, and transcarotid artery revascularization. CEA is the most frequently performed surgical procedure to prevent stroke in the United State ... Full text Cite

The safety and efficacy of the use of the flexible laryngeal mask airway with positive pressure ventilation in elective ENT surgery: a 15-year retrospective single-center study.

Journal Article Minerva Anestesiol · September 2017 BACKGROUND: The use of flexible laryngeal mask airway (FLMA) in elective ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery offers significant advantages, but is frequently considered inferior to tracheal intubation (TI) for ventilation and airway protection. We investiga ... Full text Link to item Cite

Adenosine-induced flow arrest to facilitate intracranial aneurysm clip ligation does not worsen neurologic outcome.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · November 2013 BACKGROUND: When temporary arterial occlusion of the parent artery is difficult for anatomical reasons, or when inadvertent aneurysmal rupture occurs during surgical dissection, adenosine administration can be used to produce flow arrest and brief, profoun ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevention of perioperative and anesthesia-related complications in facial cosmetic surgery.

Journal Article Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am · November 2013 Although office-based anesthesia for facial cosmetic surgery remains remarkably safe, no anesthesia or sedation performed outside the operating room should be considered minor. Proper organization, preparation, and patient selection, close collaboration wi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Admission oxygenation and ventilation parameters associated with discharge survival in severe pediatric traumatic brain injury.

Journal Article Childs Nerv Syst · April 2013 PURPOSE: Current Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines recommend avoiding hypoxemia after severe pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI). Yet, recent studies on optimum admission oxygenation and ventilation parameters associated with discharge survival in pedi ... Full text Link to item Cite

The effect of furosemide on intravascular volume status and electrolytes in patients receiving mannitol: an intraoperative safety analysis.

Journal Article J Neurosurg Anesthesiol · January 2013 BACKGROUND: Mannitol is often used during intracranial surgery to improve surgical exposure. Furosemide is often added to mannitol to augment this effect. The concern exists, however, that the augmented diuresis caused by the addition of furosemide to mann ... Full text Link to item Cite

Anesthesia implications of waterpipe use.

Journal Article J Clin Anesth · March 2012 The waterpipe is an ancient Middle Eastern tobacco delivery system, which is also known as hookah, shisha, or narghile, and it is gaining widespread use. Waterpipes are often perceived as less dangerous than cigarettes. The amount of smoke inhaled in a wat ... Full text Link to item Cite